Automating backups using cron
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-You probably want to automate you backup using *cron*. I will not include
+You probably want to automate your backup using *cron*. I will not include
a *cron* tutorial here, but if you are completely lost, you can add this line to
``/etc/crontab`` to make a daily backup at 6:30::
the backup) and set the Bacap_ configuration variable ``RSYNC_RSH`` to something
like::
- RSYNC_RSH="-i /path/to/priv-key -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=0"
+ RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i /path/to/priv-key -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=0"
The ``-o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=0`` is not necessary, but you would appreciate
it if something is wrong with your key, since if you don't use it, rsync_ will
And if your network is trusted, you probably don't need very string encryption
either::
- RSYNC_RSH="ssh -c arcfour"
+ RSYNC_RSH="ssh -o Compression=no -c arcfour"
Listing differences between 2 snapshots