[mythtv-users] controlling disk space on "/" on mythtv backend

[Jim Abernathy]

>> I believe the cron job for optimise/repair was created by Mythbuntu
>> Control Centre.  So if you have used that in the past, you are likely
>> to have set it up that way.  But as MCC is no longer supported, anyone
>> now doing a new install will need to set it up manually.
>>
>> To install the optimise/repair job on Ubuntu, all you have to do is
>> this (as root or using sudo):
>>
>> cp -a
>> /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend/contrib/maintenance/optimize_mythdb.pl
>> /etc/cron.daily/optimize_mythdb
> I must not have something installed I have no directory:
> /usr/share/doc/mythtv-backend
> And I can't find the file optimize_mythdb.pl
>
> Jim A

Never mind, I found it. I was looking on a frontend and not the 
backend.  too many windows open.

Jim A

>> For the database backup job, here is the standard
>> /etc/cron.weekly/mythtv-database file, which is installed by the
>> mythtv-database package:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # /etc/cron.weekly/mythtv-database script - check and backup
>> mythconverg tables
>> # Copyright 2005/12/02 2006/10/08 Paul Andreassen
>> #                      2010 Mario Limonciello
>>
>> set -e -u
>>
>> DBNAME="mythconverg"
>> DEBIAN="--defaults-extra-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
>>
>> /usr/bin/mysqlcheck $DEBIAN -s $DBNAME
>>
>> /usr/share/mythtv/mythconverg_backup.pl
>>
>> /usr/bin/logger -p daemon.info -i -t${0##*/} "$DBNAME checked and
>> backed up."
>>
>> # End of file.
>>
>> I prefer to do my database backups daily, and direct them to be stored
>> on my Windows box over the network.  So I have his in
>> /etc/cron.daily/mythtv-backup:
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # /etc/cron.weekly/mythtv-database script - check and backup
>> mythconverg tables
>> # Copyright 2005/12/02 2006/10/08 Paul Andreassen
>> #                      2010 Mario Limonciello
>>
>> # JSW Modified for /etc/cron.daily backups to a network drive.
>>
>> set -e -u
>>
>> DBNAME="mythconverg"
>> DEBIAN="--defaults-extra-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
>>
>> # Debug:
>> /usr/bin/logger -p daemon.info -i -t${0##*/} "Debug: $DBNAME
>> cron.daily checking started."
>>
>> /usr/bin/mysqlcheck $DEBIAN -s $DBNAME
>>
>> # Debug:
>> /usr/bin/logger -p daemon.info -i -t${0##*/} "Debug: $DBNAME
>> cron.daily checking finished, backup starting."
>>
>> /usr/bin/nice -n 2 /usr/local/bin/mythconverg_backup_jsw.pl
>> --directory "/mnt/savaidh/ldrive/Backups/MythTV_db_backup/mypvr"
>> --tempdir "/mnt/ssd1/tmp"
>>
>> /usr/bin/logger -p daemon.info -i -t${0##*/} "$DBNAME checked and
>> backed up."
>>
>> # End of file.
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