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## Typical Usage
## Description
This is the main script to start a backup. The script *backup.sh* is the one to add as a cronjob. It will start
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## Make database dumps
## Description
To create backup database dumps without transfer of local directory to a backup target use `sudo ./localdump.sh`.
Backup dumps will be stored as gzip files into `/var/iml-backup/[service]`.
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## Transfer files ##
## Description
To transfer local directories to a backup repository use `sudo ./transfer.sh`.
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## Desktop notification
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.
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.
Set a variable `SUPER_USER=<USERNAME>` in your cron file.
Example:
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SUPER_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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