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====To enable LOCAL backups====
 
====To enable LOCAL backups====
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- mount the media you want to use for backups, create the directory on the
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- mount the media you want to use for backups, create the directory on the mounted device for the backup (this must be <target directory>/rdiff-backup) and then make sure /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup is owned by rdiff-backup.
mounted device for the backup (this must be <target directory>/rdiff-backup)
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and then make sure /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup is owned by rdiff-backup.
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  mount /media/usbdisk (adjust mount point according to your system setup).
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We are assuming here that your drive has a label "usbisk"
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mkdir /media/usbdisk
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  mount /dev/disk/by-label/usbdisk /media/usbdisk  
 
  mkdir /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup
 
  mkdir /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup
 
  chown rdif-backup:rdiff-backup /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup
 
  chown rdif-backup:rdiff-backup /media/usbdisk/rdiff-backup
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Note: Currently /media/xxxx devices are not automounted by default. You must mount the intended media after each bootup or the backup won't work. This mounting process may be automated in the future
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Note: On SME 7.X device with label xxxx have a folder created as /media/xxxx and a fstab entry, but are NOT automounted by default. You must mount the intended media after each bootup or the backup won't work. This mounting process may be automated in the future
    
Note2: Starting SME 8.X and SME 9.X folders with disk label as name are not created any,ore in /media/, it is your responsibility to create one and mount your drive.
 
Note2: Starting SME 8.X and SME 9.X folders with disk label as name are not created any,ore in /media/, it is your responsibility to create one and mount your drive.
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