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ccollect_add_source(1)
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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://unix.schottelius.org/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).