ccollect_add_source(1)
======================
Nico Schottelius <nico-ccollect--@--schottelius.org>


NAME
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ccollect_add_source - create new source for ccollect(1)


SYNOPSIS
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'ccollect_add_source.sh' <hostnames to create sources for>


DESCRIPTION
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ccollect_add_source.sh creates a new backup source for use with ccollect(1).
It copies the files from to the source directory with the hostname below
'$CCOLLECT_CONF/sources'. It is designed to run on a backup server to create
new directories for new hosts.


FILES
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$CCOLLECT_CONF/defaults/sources::
   Main configuration directory. $CCOLLECT_CONF is '/etc/ccollect', if unset.
   All the following files reside below this directory.

exclude::
summary::
intervals::
pre_exec::
post_exec::
rsync_options::
verbose::
very_verbose::
   Those are the standard configuration files known by ccollect(1).
   If the file exist it will be copied to the newly created source.
   Directories ('intervals') are copied recursively.

destination_base::
   A link to the directory where to store the backups. Below this directory
   `ccollect_add_source.sh` will create a directory with the hostname you
   specified on the command line. A common valua for `destination_base` is
   '/home/server/backup'.

source_prefix::
source_postfix::
   `source_prefix` is put before the hostname, `source_postfix` is appended
   after it. A common value for `source_prefix` maybe 'root@' and ':/'
   for `source_postfix`.


SEE ALSO
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ccollect(1), ccollect_analyse_logs.sh, ccollect_delete_source(1),
ccollect_list_intervals(1), ccollect_logwrapper(1),


AUTHOR
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Nico Schottelius <mailto:nico-ccollect--@--schottelius.org[]>


RESOURCES
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Main web site: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/software/ccollect/[]


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2007-2008 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3 (GPLv3).
