Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of TracBackup


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Apr 16, 2016, 7:07:21 PM (9 years ago)
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    1 = Trac Backup =
     1= Trac Backup
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    23[[TracGuideToc]]
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    45Backups are simply a copied snapshot of the entire [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory, including the database. Backups can be created using the `hotcopy` command in [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin].
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    6   ''Note: Trac uses the `hotcopy` nomenclature to match that of [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], to make it easier to remember when managing both Trac and Subversion servers.''
     7'''Note''': Trac uses the `hotcopy` nomenclature to match that of [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], to make it easier to remember when managing both Trac and Subversion servers.
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    8 == Creating a Backup ==
     9== Creating a Backup
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    10 To create a backup of a live TracEnvironment, simply run:
    11  {{{#!sh
     11To create a backup of a live TracEnvironment simply run:
     12{{{#!sh
    1213$ trac-admin /path/to/projenv hotcopy /path/to/backupdir
    1314}}}
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    15 [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] will lock the database while copying.''
     16[wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] will lock the database while copying.
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    1718The resulting backup directory is safe to handle using standard file-based backup tools like `tar` or `dump`/`restore`.
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    1920Please note, the `hotcopy` command will not overwrite a target directory and when such exists, the operation ends with an error: `Command failed: [Errno 17] File exists:` This is discussed in [trac:ticket:3198 #3198].
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    21 === Restoring a Backup ===
     22=== Restoring a Backup
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    2324To restore an environment from a backup, stop the process running Trac, ie the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd], restore the contents of your backup (path/to/backupdir) to your [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory and restart the service.