1 version 0.9.5 -- unreleased
3 . Fixed checks on configuration files permissions, since the patch
4 applied to fix #370396 broke this, especially for configuration files
5 created with permissions 000 by an older ninjahelper version.
8 . Fixed typo breaking things for VServers.
9 . Fix bug when vrootdir is on its own partition (Closes: #395928)
10 . Better sfdisk error and output handling: should now properly warn
11 when it does not manage to backup a partition table, and shut up when
12 it succeeds (Closes: #396632)
14 . Fixed typo in rub handler that caused it to not work
15 . Changed to use lib/vserver code
18 . Support configuring PGSQLUSER for real, and document it a bit; this
19 broken support actually prevented pgsql handler to work for VServers
21 fixed automake 'make install' bug that failed if /etc/backup.d already
24 version 0.9.4 -- October 6th, 2006
26 . Fixed bug in toint(), and thus isnow(), which caused it
27 to not work when run from cron.
28 . Recursively ignore subdirs in /etc/backup.d (Closes: #361102)
29 . Add admingroup option to configuration to allow a group that can
30 read/write configurations (instead of only allowing root). Checks
31 and complains about group-readable files only when the group differs
32 from the one in the configuration file (default is root as before).
33 Thanks to Martin Krafft for the patch (Closes: #370396).
34 . When determining which backup actions to make, find now follows
35 symlinks for $configdirectory
36 . Changed order of -s to mail for compatibility
37 . fixed permission stat call so it uses the --format supported by
38 coreutils (Closes: #382747)
39 . Added disk space report option (thanks Adam Kosmin)
44 . rotated rsync snapshops
45 . code from paulv@bikkel.org
47 . alternative to rsnap
48 . code from rhatto@riseup.net
50 . Fixed improper use of $vuserhome (Closes: #351083)
51 . Fixed erroneous removal of tmpfile when it didn't exit
52 . Fixed inversed vsname emptiness check
53 . Fixed su quote usage to be more posixy
54 . Compress for sqldumps now happens in-line to save some disk space (Closes: #370778)
55 . Fixed --defaults-file now as --defaults-extra-file (thanks rhatto)
57 . Fixed inversed vsname emptiness check
58 . Fixed su quote usage to be more posixy
59 . Fixed shell expansion, thanks Thomas Kotzian (Closes: #363297)
60 . postgres user UID is now the one from inside the vserver if necessary
61 . Compress now happens in-line to save some disk space (Closes: #370778)
62 . $PGSQLUSER is used instead of hardcoding user 'postgres' (although this is the default)
64 . Fixed inversed vsname emptiness check
66 . Symlink and globbing support in include/exclude/vsinclude
67 clarification: globbing is fully supported again, whereas no attempt
68 is done to dereference symlinks anymore, due to incompatibilities
69 between various readlink versions in this field.
70 . Removed overzealous vsnames check
71 . Now works if testconnect=no and if $test is not defined.
72 . add $sshoptions config parameter in [dest] section of config so
73 connections to ports other than 22 can be made by adding the
74 following to the top of the handler config:
75 options = --remote-schema 'ssh -p REMOTE-PORT -C %s rdiff-backup
78 . Symlink and globbing support in include/exclude/vsinclude
79 clarification: globbing is fully supported again, whereas no attempt
80 is done to dereference symlinks anymore, due to incompatibilities
81 between various readlink versions in this field.
82 . Removed over zealous vsnames check
83 . Does not pretend anymore that duplicity can work without
85 . Support duplicity 0.4.2 (with Debian patches applied; upstream's
86 0.4.3 will integrate them); documented how to write sftp-compatible
87 sshoptions (Closes: #388543)
88 . Now forbid to (try to) include /.
90 . Many more system checks were added, (thanks to Petr Klíma)
91 . Added warning if no devices were found (thanks Ranier Zocholl)
92 . Enhanced debian package selections to include purged packages (thanks
94 . Removed warning about vserver not running (thanks anarcat)
96 . Compress now happens in-line to save some disk space (Closes: #370778)
98 . Added nicelevel option (thanks rhatto)
100 . fixed problem when src was set to the trac repo directly (Closes: #382737)
103 . init_vservers: fixed Debian bug #351083 (improper readlink syntax)
104 . found_vservers: escaped special grep repetition character +
105 . forced mktemp to use a template with a name to be more compatible with
106 different versions of mktemp, thanks anarcat
108 . Recursively ignore subdirs in /etc/backup.d (Closes: #361102)
109 . Fix configdirectory error that forced you to use /etc/backup.d, thanks anarcat
110 . When determining which backup actions to list, find now follows
111 symlinks for $configdirectory
112 . Stop checking helpers perms: both "make install" and distros packages
113 install them with appropriate permissions, it's overzealous to check
114 this at runtime, and is more complicated to do with current
117 . Fix: signing was enabled with symmetric encryption.
118 changed cron permissions to 644
119 changed /etc/backup.d permissions to 0770 (for admingroup)
120 minor documentation fixes
121 improved RPM build process allowing 'make rpm-package' and 'make
122 srpm-package' targets, also fixes permissions on man directories,
123 cleans up RPM-related files during distclean, and adds default
124 EDITOR for "autogen.sh -f" if none is set. (thanks Robert Napier)
126 version 0.9.3 -- February 1st, 2006
130 . added (commented out) the various default paths to
131 programs such as PGSQLDUMP, so that users can figure
132 out more easily they can customize them
134 . now uses vservers lib to initialize vservers support
136 duplicity, mysql, pgsql, rdiff, svn, sys: start to use (at different
137 degrees) new lib/vserver functionality
139 . fixed no user defaults file processing
141 . fixed (again...) globbing in include and exclude options (Debian bug
142 #348022, follow-up to #338796)
143 . warn if vsnames or vsinclude is enabled while vservers support is
144 disabled in backupninja.conf
145 . now works when multiple vservers names are given (separated by space)
146 in vsnames config variable
148 . fixed globbing bug in include, exclude and vsinclude options
149 . it's now possible to choose exactly which vservers should be
150 backed-up, as it already was with duplicity handler, with the
151 "vsnames" configuration setting
154 . fixed errors in create remote dir
155 . code formatting cleanup (three spaces indent)
156 . fixed bug which caused only first include/exclude dir to
158 . fixed globbing bug with exclude
160 . now reports error if the helper script has a syntax error or bombs out.
161 . code formatting cleanup (three spaces indent)
164 . init_vservers: improved VROOTDIR detection
165 . init_vservers: test in a stricter way the real vservers availability
166 . init_vservers: canonicalize VROOTDIR (since duplicity et al.
167 don't follow symlinks)
168 . init_vservers: warn if vservers are enabled but no vserver is found
169 . new function: vservers_exist
172 . formDisplay does not return exit status.
174 version 0.9.2 -- December 29, 2005
176 fixed broken toint() which caused when "everyday" problems
177 backupninja.conf.5 updated to include "when" and "vservers"
179 . moved to lib/ some code that has to be shared between
180 backupninja and ninjahelper
183 . mkdir subdirectory problem fixed
185 . globbing support fixed in include and exclude options
186 . different signing and encrypting key support added
187 . fixed erroneous comments in example.dup about the way
188 GnuPG-related options are used
190 . handler vserver bugs fixed and debug output enhanced
191 ninjahelper(s) changes
192 vserver-related functions added to lib/vservers.in
193 added man/ninjahelper.1 man page
195 . was missing in Makefile.am/.in
197 . used to expand '*' in default source directories
198 . the "Cancel" buttons used to have a weird behaviour
199 . updated to include Vserver selection
201 . forbid the user to choose an empty database set
202 . "Cancel" button now does what it is meant to do
204 . enhanced for vserver support
205 . now able to select databases and dump directory
207 . new handler added (with Vserver support)
209 version 0.9.1 -- November 05 2005
210 rearranged source so that it is relocatable with autotools
211 (thanks to Petr Klíma petr.klima@madeta-group.cz)
212 fixed many bugs in rdiff helper
213 rdiff handler does not require 'label' (for real this time?)
214 added makecd ninjahelper
215 (thanks to Stefani stefani@riseup.net)
216 made ninjahelper create files with mode 600 rather than 000
217 changed subversion handler to use svnadmin hotcopy instead of
218 the unsupported hot-copy.py script, which was moved in Debian
219 update rdiff ninjahelper
220 now detects and auto-install rdiff-backup on the remote
221 machine if possible, also tests the remote backup directory
222 and offers to create it if it doesn't exist
224 version 0.9 -- October 19 2005
225 *** IMPORTANT CHANGE, UPGRADE AT ONCE ***
226 fixed insecure temporary file creation
227 *****************************************
228 removed erroneous magic file marker in pgsql handler
229 fixed incorrect find positional
230 changed direct grep of /etc/passwd to getent passwd.
231 rdiff helper has much better information on failed ssh attempt
232 (patch from cmccallum@thecsl.org).
233 rdiff handler now supports remote source and local dest.
234 (patch from cmccallum@thecsl.org).
235 man pages are greatly improved.
237 version 0.8 -- September 15 2005
238 added pgsql (PostgreSQL) handler, with vservers support.
239 added vservers support to duplicity handler
240 Note: the configuration is a bit different than the rdiff
241 handler's one, but the default behavior is the same:
242 have a look at example.dup.
244 documented .disabled method.
245 corrected VROOTDIR default value.
246 added ninjahelper to the install instructions.
247 improved rdiff, dup and sys handlers' vservers support
248 prevent vserver-debiantools' $VROOTDIR/ARCHIVES directory
249 to be seen as a vserver
250 changes to sys handler
251 make use of configurable $VSERVERINFO instead of hard-coded vserver-info.
252 fixed dpkg existence test inside vserver.
254 changes to pgsql handler
255 now checks if the specified vserver is running.
256 now checks if $PGSQLDUMP/$PGSQLDUMPALL are available where needed.
257 now checks if "postgres" user exists on the host/vserver.
258 changes to ninjahelper
259 check_perms() does not die anymore on group/world readable
260 helper scripts (now consistent with the "helper scripts
261 must not be group or world writable!" error msg).
262 xedit action now tries $EDITOR, then /etc/alternatives/editor,
263 then nano, vim and vi, and aborts if none of these exists.
264 added helper for pgsql handler.
265 rdiff handler now does not require 'label'
266 changes to mysql and svn handlers' vservers support
267 these handlers now check if the source vserver is running
268 added 'ignores' for mysql handler. (thanks Daniel.Bonniot@inria.fr)
270 version 0.7 -- July 26 2005
271 added ninjahelper: a dialog based wizard for creating backupninja configs.
272 considerably improved and changed the log file output.
273 you can now disable actions with .disabled (this is new preferred method).
274 added makecd handler and example.makecd for backing up to cd/dvd (thanks stef).
275 fixed bug when specifying multiple 'when' options.
277 version 0.6 -- June 16 2005
278 ldap handler has new options: backup method to use (ldapsearch or
279 slapcat), restart, passwordfile and binddn. Default backup method
280 is set to ldapsearch as this is safer
281 ******************************************************************
282 NOTE: to get the previous default behavior with the ldap handler,
283 you must set "method = slapcat". The new default is ldapsearch.
284 ******************************************************************
285 implemented fix so that the main script will echo fatal errors rather
286 than being silent about them, this means an error message every hour
287 if there is a major configuration problem (not a handler problem)
288 added vserver support to main script and to the handlers: mysql, svn, sys, rdiff
289 changes to duplicity handler (thanks intrigeri!):
290 "keep = yes" now disables file cleaning on desthost
291 added "sign" option for backups signing
292 added "encryptkey" option to specify the gpg key to use
293 split config into [source], [gpg] and [dest] sections
294 added "nicelevel" option
295 added "testconnect" option
296 added "sshoptions" option (will be passed to ssh/scp)
297 added "bandwidthlimit" option
298 example.dup example config file for duplicity handler
299 added trac (http://trac.edgewall.com/) environment handler (thanks Charles Lepple!)
300 added configfile option to mysql handler
301 the default is /etc/mysql/debian.cnf. with this,
302 sqldump doesn't need dbusername. (hotcopy still does).
303 fixed bug in mysql handler which caused some passwords to not work.
304 (.my.cnf files now have double quotes around password)
305 can now pass options to hwinfo and sfdisk in sys handler.
307 version 0.5 -- April 12 2005
308 rdiff handler works when remote sshd has a banner
309 rdiff handler supports local dest
310 logfile is created if it doesn't exist
311 added "when = hourly"
312 added optional 'nicelevel' to rdiff handler
313 fixed bug where actions were not run in numeric order.
314 improved 'when' parsing.
316 version 0.4.4 -- March 18 2005
317 results of handlers are now read line by line.
318 changes to rdiff handler: added "options", and "keep" is
319 not necessarily days now (ie, it will pass straight through to
320 rdiff-backup if the keep has a unit on it, otherwise it adds the 'D').
321 added dup handler (still pretty beta)
322 added maildir handler (very specialized handler)
323 added --run option (runs the specified action file)
324 improved sys handler, now uses hwinfo
325 added subversion hotbackup handler, svn.
326 added PATH to cron.d file, which fixes file not found errors.
328 version 0.4.2 -- Jan 6 2005
329 fixed bug which caused a report email to be sent even if no actions were run.
330 fixed bug where multiple handler status messages were ignored
331 added status in the subject line of report emails
333 version 0.4.1 -- Jan 3 2005
334 added $usecolors and now more conservative about when colors are echoed.
335 fixed major bug, 'when' actually works now.
336 replaced debug function with debug, info, warning, error, fatal.
337 added --now option to force all actions to be performed now.
339 version 0.4 -- Dec 26 2004
340 added "when" option, so that all configs can specify when
342 added reportsuccess and reportwarning config options
343 added .sys handler (hardware, packages, partitions).
345 version 0.3.4 -- Dec 8 2004
346 fixed numerical variable quoting compatibility with older wc
347 fixed stderr redirect bug
348 some comments in example.rdiff
350 version 0.3.3 -- Nov 10 2004
351 '*' (asterisk) works now in rdiff config files
352 works now with gawk as well as mawk
353 many bug fixes to ldap handler
354 paths to helper scripts can be configured in global config
355 does not require /usr/bin/stat
357 version 0.3.2 -- Sept 29 2004
358 handler scripts are no longer executable (to comply with debian policy)
359 handler error and warning messages are sent with the notify email
361 version 0.3.1 -- Sept 5 2004
363 moved sh support to a handler script
364 add test mode, where no action is taken.
366 force only root can read /etc/backup.d/*
367 fixed missing equals symbols in example.rdiff
368 changed backupninja executable to be /usr/sbin rather than /usr/bin
370 version 0.3 -- Oct 20 2004
371 ** IMPORTANT ** all config files are now ini style, not apache style
372 rewrote all scripts in bash for portability
373 added drop-in backupninja lib directory (/usr/share/backupninja)
374 all scripts are now run as root
376 version 0.2 -- Oct 14 2004
377 move distribution folder ./cron.d to ./etc/cron.d
378 fixed bug: removed printr of excludes (!)
379 added support for changing the user/group in rdiff sources.
380 added support for .mysql config files.
382 version 0.1 -- Oct 8 2004