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backupacct

Generate Backup Of Hosting Account

This tool will help you to create a complete backup of eenos  hosting account. This backup can be used to restore on another eenos server.

Command:

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct

Command Options:

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct
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usage: backupacct [options] user 

Create backup of eenos hosting account. By Default create compressed backup

Required:
  user               Eenos user name to backup

Option(s):
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  --workdir WORKDIR  The directory to put the package
  --compressed       Compress backup into gzipped tar file (tar.gz)
  --archived         Archive backup into tar file (.tar)
  --nocompress       Neither compressed nor archived backup
  --skiphomedir      Exclude home directory backup
  --skipmysql        Exclude MySQL database backups
  --skippgsql        Exclude PgSQL database backups
  --skipmongodb      Skip Mongodb database backups
  --skipmailman      Exclude Mailman3 mailing list backups
  --skipemail        Exclude email accounts
  --skipbwdata       Exclude bandwidth usage
  --skipdiskusage    Exclude disk usage
  --skippublichtml   Exclude public_html folder
  --log              Enable unique backup log

Create Backup

To create backup of eenos hosting account use the following command

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct [options] <eenos user>

Example : Create backup of eenos hosting account with user name foo

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct foo

You can generate backup in three different formats.

  1. Compressed Backups
  2. Archived Backup
  3. no compressed Backups

Compressed Backups

This  is the default backup option. This will create a compressed gzip tar file as backup file. The backup file will be ending with .tar.gz format.

Archived Backup

The backups will be created as a tar file without any compression . The backup file end with extension .tar format.

Non Compressed ( Plain , Incremental , Folder  Based )

This a backup without any type of compression or archiving . The backup name will be a folder name which contains all backup files required to migrate or transfer the account.  

Backup Options

You can  include a number of options with the backup tool  for generating the desired type of  backup. The default backup option is a compressed backup with full hosting account data. It is suitable  for transferring hosting accounts.

The backup options are explained below

--workdir

Use this option to place the generated backup file into a specific folder on your server.

Example :  To backup the eenos user foo

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct --workdir foo

--compressed

To create a compressed backup you can do as follows.  This is the default backup option.

Example :  To backup the eenos user foo

/usr/local/eenos/scripts/backupacct --compressed foo

--archived

To create an archived backup.

--nocompress

To create a backup without any compressions or archive  format.  The backups will be kept inside a folder.

--skiphomedir

Skip copying home folder of the eenos user account. 

--skipmysql

Exclude mysql database backups of the given user. 

--skippgsql

Exclude the PostgreSQL database backups of the user.

--skipmongodb

Exclude the mongodb databasesdatabases,users and usersroles of the user.  Don't copy mongodb's

--skipmailman

This is a future option for next version.  Mailman3 backup and restoration is not supported yet.

--skipemail

Skip email account backups .

--skipbwdata

Skip collecting bandwidth usage history of the eenos user.

--skipdiskusage

Skip  backup of disk usage history of the hosting account.

--skippublichtml

 Exclude the folder public_html , the main document  root of the account .

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