add_ccollect_source(1)

add_ccollect_source - create new source for ccollect(1)

add_ccollect_source.sh <hostnames to create sources for>

add_ccollect_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.

$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 add_ccollect_source.sh will create a directory with the hostname you specified on the command line.

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.

ccollect(1), ccollect-logwrapper(1), delete_ccollect_source(1), list_ccollect_intervals(1)

Nico Schottelius <nico-ccollect—@--schottelius.org>

Main web site: http://unix.schottelius.org/ccollect/

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