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====Cloning a server for Test purposes, using inclusion & exclusion files====
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This alternative method can be used to clone a server for test purposes, and utilises inclusion & exclusion text files to specify what the backup tgz file will contain. Refer forum post http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,46546.msg228428.html#msg228428
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Warning: This procedure is meant to be used for testing purposes ONLY, where you wish to trial changes etc before implementing them on a "near to identically configured" production server.
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=====Procedure to create the backup on the server to be cloned=====
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Create a file named include.txt in /root/ with this content:
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touch /root/include.txt
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pico -w /root/include.txt
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Edit the file to contain the following (which is a deviation from the standard backup inclusion set of files & folders)
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home/e-smith/
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etc/e-smith/
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etc/group
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etc/gshadow
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etc/passwd
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etc/samba/secrets.tdb
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etc/samba/smbpasswd
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etc/shadow
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etc/smbpasswd
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etc/ssh
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etc/sudoers
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Save & exit
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Ctrl o
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Ctrl x
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Create a file named /root/exclude.txt with this content:
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touch /root/exclude.txt
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pico -w /root/exclude.txt
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Edit the file to contain the following (which is the list of files & folders you wish to exclude from the backup)
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home/e-smith/files/ibays/*/files/*
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home/e-smith/files/users/*/home/*
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Save & exit
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Ctrl o
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Ctrl x
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Run the pre-backup event (to dump the mysql tables to a file in /home/e-smith/db/mysql/)
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signal-event pre-backup
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Run the tar command to create the smeserver.tgz backup file (the --totals directive is not strictly necessary, it is to provide information only)
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tar -cz --totals -vvp  --directory / --exclude-from=./exclude.txt --files-from=./include.txt  -f /tmp/smeserver.tgz
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=====Procedure to restore the backup on the cloned server=====
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Copy the smeserver.tgz file to the cloned server via ssh or via usb disk and follow the steps in this section of the Backup server config wiki article http://wiki.contribs.org/Backup_server_config#Command_line_manual_Restore_from_USB_drive_or_memory_stick
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Ensure you prepare the new server for the restore, by issuing the following command
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signal-event pre-restore
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and then follow the steps referred to above.
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Performing the Procedures indicated above, will create a "near to identical" clone of the original server without user data and files in ibays. It will still contain user mail messages.
    
==Standard backup & restore inclusions==
 
==Standard backup & restore inclusions==
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