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= Backup OpenLDAP Data =
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There's a shell script available for backing up OpenLDAP data: http://iredmail.googlecode.com/hg/iRedMail/tools/backup_openldap.sh
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Please read header of this file carefully before you execute it:
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# Author:  Zhang Huangbin (zhb@iredmail.org)
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# Date:    05/02/2010
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# Purpose:  Dump whole LDAP tree with command 'slapcat'.
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# License:  This shell script is part of iRedMail project, released under
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#          GPL v2.
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###########################
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# REQUIREMENTS
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###########################
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#
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#  * Required commands:
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#      + slapcat
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#      + du
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#      + bzip2 or gzip    # If bzip2 is not available, change 'CMD_COMPRESS'
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#                          # to use 'gzip'.
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#
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###########################
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# USAGE
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###########################
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#
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#  * It stores all backup copies in directory '/backup' by default, you can
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#    change it in variable $BACKUP_ROOTDIR below.
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#
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#  * Set correct values for below variables:
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#
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#      BACKUP_ROOTDIR
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#      COMPRESS
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#      DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE
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#
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#  * Add crontab job for root user (or whatever user you want):
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#
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#      # crontab -e -u root
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#      1  4  *  *  *  bash /path/to/backup_openldap.sh
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# 
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#  * Make sure 'crond' service is running, and will start automatically when
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#    system startup:
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#
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#      # ---- On RHEL/CentOS ----
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#      # chkconfig --level 345 crond on
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#      # /etc/init.d/crond status
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#
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#      # ---- On Debian/Ubuntu ----
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#      # update-rc.d cron defaults
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#      # /etc/init.d/cron status
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###########################
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# DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
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###########################
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#
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#  $BACKUP_ROOTDIR            # Default is /backup
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#      |- ldap/                # Used to store all backed up copies.
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#          |- YEAR.MONTH/
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#              |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY/
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#                  |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.ldif
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#                              # Backup copy, plain LDIF file.
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#                              # Note: it will be removed immediately after
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#                              # it was compressed with success and
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#                              # DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE='YES'
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#
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#                  |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY.HOUR.MINUTE.SECOND.ldif.bz2
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#                              # Backup copy, compressed LDIF file.
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#
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#      |- logs/
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#          |- YEAR.MONTH/
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#              |- ldap-YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.log    # Log file
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Contents


Backup MySQL Databases

There's a shell script available for backing up MySQL databases: http://iredmail.googlecode.com/hg/iRedMail/tools/backup_mysql.sh

Please read header of this file carefully before you execute it: 

# Filename: backup_mysql.sh
# Author:   Zhang Huangbin (zhb@iredmail.org)
# Date:     2007.09.16
# Purpose:  Backup specified mysql databases with command 'mysqldump'.
# License:  This shell script is part of iRedMail project, released under
#           GPL v2.

###########################
# REQUIREMENTS
###########################
#
#   * Required commands:
#       + mysqldump
#       + du
#       + bzip2 or gzip     # If bzip2 is not available, change 'CMD_COMPRESS'
#                           # to use 'gzip'.
#

###########################
# USAGE
###########################
#
#   * It stores all backup copies in directory '/backup' by default, you can
#     change it in variable $BACKUP_ROOTDIR below.
#
#   * Set correct values for below variables:
#
#       BACKUP_ROOTDIR
#       MYSQL_USER
#       MYSQL_PASSWD
#       DATABASES
#       DB_CHARACTER_SET
#       COMPRESS
#       DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE
#
#   * Add crontab job for root user (or whatever user you want):
#
#       # crontab -e -u root
#       1   4   *   *   *   bash /path/to/backup_mysql.sh
#   
#   * Make sure 'crond' service is running, and will start automatically when
#     system startup:
#
#       # ---- On RHEL/CentOS ----
#       # chkconfig --level 345 crond on
#       # /etc/init.d/crond status
#
#       # ---- On Debian/Ubuntu ----
#       # update-rc.d cron defaults
#       # /etc/init.d/cron status
#

###########################
# DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
###########################
#
#   $BACKUP_ROOTDIR             # Default is /backup
#       |- mysql/               # Used to store all backed up databases.
#           |- YEAR.MONTH/
#               |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY/
#                   |- DB.YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.sql
#                               # Backup copy, plain SQL file.
#                               # Note: it will be removed immediately after
#                               # it was compressed with success and 
#                               # DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE='YES'
#
#                   |- DB.YEAR.MONTH.DAY.HOUR.MINUTE.SECOND.sql.bz2
#                               # Backup copy, compressed SQL file.
#
#       |- logs/
#           |- YEAR.MONTH/
#               |- mysql-YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.log     # Log file
#

Backup OpenLDAP Data

There's a shell script available for backing up OpenLDAP data: http://iredmail.googlecode.com/hg/iRedMail/tools/backup_openldap.sh

Please read header of this file carefully before you execute it: 


# Author:   Zhang Huangbin (zhb@iredmail.org)
# Date:     05/02/2010
# Purpose:  Dump whole LDAP tree with command 'slapcat'.
# License:  This shell script is part of iRedMail project, released under
#           GPL v2.

###########################
# REQUIREMENTS
###########################
#
#   * Required commands:
#       + slapcat
#       + du
#       + bzip2 or gzip     # If bzip2 is not available, change 'CMD_COMPRESS'
#                           # to use 'gzip'.
#

###########################
# USAGE
###########################
#
#   * It stores all backup copies in directory '/backup' by default, you can
#     change it in variable $BACKUP_ROOTDIR below.
#
#   * Set correct values for below variables:
#
#       BACKUP_ROOTDIR
#       COMPRESS
#       DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE
#
#   * Add crontab job for root user (or whatever user you want):
#
#       # crontab -e -u root
#       1   4   *   *   *   bash /path/to/backup_openldap.sh
#   
#   * Make sure 'crond' service is running, and will start automatically when
#     system startup:
#
#       # ---- On RHEL/CentOS ----
#       # chkconfig --level 345 crond on
#       # /etc/init.d/crond status
#
#       # ---- On Debian/Ubuntu ----
#       # update-rc.d cron defaults
#       # /etc/init.d/cron status
#

###########################
# DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
###########################
#
#   $BACKUP_ROOTDIR             # Default is /backup
#       |- ldap/                # Used to store all backed up copies.
#           |- YEAR.MONTH/
#               |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY/
#                   |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.ldif
#                               # Backup copy, plain LDIF file.
#                               # Note: it will be removed immediately after
#                               # it was compressed with success and 
#                               # DELETE_PLAIN_SQL_FILE='YES'
#
#                   |- YEAR.MONTH.DAY.HOUR.MINUTE.SECOND.ldif.bz2
#                               # Backup copy, compressed LDIF file.
#
#       |- logs/
#           |- YEAR.MONTH/
#               |- ldap-YEAR.MONTH.DAY.MIN.HOUR.SECOND.log     # Log file
#
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