Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracBackup

Timestamp:

Jul 30, 2012 5:30:09 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

trac

Comment:

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TracBackup

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 To create a backup of a live TracEnvironment, simply run:
 {{{
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   $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv hotcopy /path/to/backupdir
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 }}}
 
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 The resulting backup directory is safe to handle using standard file-based backup tools like `tar` or `dump`/`restore`.
 
+Please, note, that hotcopy command does not overwrite target directory and when such exists, hotcopy ends with error: `Command failed: [Errno 17] File exists:` This is discussed in [trac:ticket:3198 #3198].
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 === Restoring a Backup ===
 
 Backups are simply a copied snapshot of the entire [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory, including the SQLite database. 
 
-To restore an environment from a backup, simply stop the process running Trac (i.e. the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]), restore the directory structure from the backup and restart the service.
+To restore an environment from a backup, stop the process running Trac (i.e. the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]), restore the contents of your backup (path/to/backupdir) to your [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory and restart the service.
 
   ''Note: Automatic backup of environments that don't use SQLite as database backend is not supported at this time. As a workaround, we recommend that you stop the server, copy the environment directory, and make a backup of the database using whatever mechanism is provided by the database system.''
 
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-See also: TracAdmin, TracEnvironment, TracGuide
+See also: TracAdmin, TracEnvironment, TracGuide, [trac:TracMigrate TracMigrate]