[mythtv-users] Pre-0.26 Upgrade, DB Backup

[Jim Oltman]

On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Bill Meek <keemllib at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 10/03/2012 10:12 AM, Jim Oltman wrote:
>
>> I'm reading the Release Notes for 0.26, and while I will wait a while to
>> upgrade, I am curious about the DB backup procedure.  The notes say to
>> run:
>>
>> /usr/share/mythtv/mythconverg_**backup.pl <http://mythconverg_backup.pl>
>>
>> as the user that will be performing the upgrade.
>>
> ...
>
> Hi;
>
> Truth be told, the original reason for adding that was my
> misunderstanding that the upgrade process would use the
> backuprc file of the user running mythbackend (probably
> mythtv) or mythtv-setup (probably $USER.)
>
> It turns out the configuration file is created 'on the fly' so my
> reason is wrong. The 1st choice for the backup directory is from
> the 'DB Backups' storage group (with 'Default' next followed by
> /tmp.)
>
> So, if the directory in 'DB Backups' matches the DBBackupDirectory
> entry in backuprc (mine does,) then the test is a good one, if only
> to test write permissions. I understand that writing to /tmp isn't
> likely to fail, but a backup there would be erased if someone
> boots before realizing they need the file.
>
> --
> Bill


That's where my backups are dumping to.  The DB Backups Storage Group.
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