- - easy to read ini style configuration files.
- - secure, remote, incremental filesytem backup (via rdiff-backup).
- incremental data is compressed. permissions are retained even
- with an unprivileged backup user.
- - backup of mysql databases (via mysqlhotcopy and mysqldump).
- - backup of ldap databases (via slapcat and ldapsearch).
- - passwords are never sent via the command line to helper programs.
- - you can drop in scripts to handle new types of backups.
- - backup actions can be scheduled
- - you can choose when status report emails are mailed to you
- (always, on warning, on error, never).
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+easy to read ini style configuration files.
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+you can drop in scripts to handle new types of backups.
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+backup actions can be scheduled.
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+you can choose when status report emails are mailed to you (always, on warning, on error, never).
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+console-based wizard (ninjahelper) makes it easy to create backup action configuration files.
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+passwords are never sent via the command line to helper programs.
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+in order to backup a db or sql database, you cannot simply copy database files. backupninja helps you safely export the data to a format which you can backup.
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+works with Linux-Vservers.
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+.B Backup types include:
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+secure, remote, incremental filesytem backup (via rdiff-backup). incremental data is compressed. permissions are retained even with an unpriviledged backup user.
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+basic system and hardware information.
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+encrypted remote backups (via duplicity).
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+safe backup of MySQL, PostgreSQL, OpenLDAP, and subversion databases.
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+burn CD/DVDs or create ISOs.