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Commit 201dbe39 authored by Hahn Axel (hahn)'s avatar Hahn Axel (hahn)
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Merge branch 'fix-notify-doc' into 'master'

fix varname in cronjob file

See merge request !103
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1 merge request!103fix varname in cronjob file
...@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ $ cat /etc/cron.d/client-backup ...@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ $ cat /etc/cron.d/client-backup
If you don't run the backup on a server but on a client you can activate the desktop notification for a user that is logged in. It uses *notify-send* to show notification messages. If you don't run the backup on a server but on a client you can activate the desktop notification for a user that is logged in. It uses *notify-send* to show notification messages.
In a cronjob that start the backup script as root must know the user that should get the notifications. In a cronjob that start the backup script as root must know the user that should get the notifications.
Set a variable `SUPER_USER=<USERNAME>` in your cron file. Set a variable `SUDO_USER=<USERNAME>` in your cron file.
Example: Example:
```shell ```shell
$ cat /etc/cron.d/client-backup $ cat /etc/cron.d/client-backup
SUPER_USER=axel SUDO_USER=axel
17 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/cronwrapper.sh 1440 /opt/imlbackup/client/backup.sh 'iml-backup' 17 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/cronwrapper.sh 1440 /opt/imlbackup/client/backup.sh 'iml-backup'
``` ```
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