Auto-Backup Procedure saves all the data in a external Disk

Hi guys,

I have tried to create an automatic way to backup all the ISPConfig configurations, mails, and server configurations. How to improve it? Any idea?

Code:

#!/bin/bash

DATE=`date +%F`

COPY_TO=/mnt/mydisk
USER=root
PASSWORD=***** [YOURPASSWORD]
HOST=localhost

mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/mydisk/

echo "";
echo "************************************";
echo "       ISP CONFIG BACKUP";
echo "************************************";
echo "";

mkdir -p $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "Wait a moment please...";

echo "1. Make a backup of /var/spool/mail";
/etc/init.d/postfix stop
cd /var/spool
tar -czf $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE/mail.tar.gz mail

echo "2. Copy the passwd file";
cp /etc/passwd $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "3. Copy the shadow file";
cp /etc/shadow $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "4. Copy the group files";
cp /etc/group $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "5. Copy the Vhosts_ispconfig.conf file";
cp /etc/httpd/conf/vhosts/Vhosts_ispconfig.conf $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "6. Copy the local-host-names file";
cp /etc/postfix/local-host-names $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "7. Copy the postfix/virtusertable file";
cp /etc/postfix/virtusertable $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "8. Copy the named.conf file";
cp /var/named/chroot/etc/named.conf $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "9. Copy the proftpd.conf file";
cp /etc/proftpd.conf $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "10. Copy the proftpd_ispconfig.conf file";
cp /etc/proftpd_ispconfig.conf $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE

echo "11. Backup of the ISPConfig Databse";
mysqldump \
        -u$USER -p$PASSWORD -h$HOST \
        -Q -c -C --add-drop-table --add-locks --quick --lock-tables \
        db_ispconfig | gzip --best -c > $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE/db_ispconfig.sql.gz;


echo "Restart Postfix"
/etc/init.d/postfix start

echo "End of procedure";

 

why don't you start postfix again after you have copied the spool?

 

Look at the bottom of the file

 

yeah, but do do you start it at the end of the backup script and not when copying spool is finished? That's just what wonders me

 

oh I have understood!
Thanks any other suggestions?

 

1. curlftpfs - to mount a ftp host as a local directory (if no external HD)
2. DATE=$(date +%d) - so you'll get 01-31 dirs and have older ones overwritten automatically
3. at the end
   Code:

   if [ $(date +%d) == 01 ]; then
     echo "Monthly Backup"
     mkdir -p $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$(date --date=-1day +%b) / name of previous month e.g. Oct
     cp mkdir -p $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$DATE $COPY_TO/ispconfig/$(date +%b)
   fi

   So you keep a monthly backup for up to 12 month Jan-Dez and have older ones overwritten automatically

 

Well, I am just wondering as to why do start the server at the end again and not at the end of the actual operation You may have good reasons for that and I'm curious so to what those are