Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc's schedule: I don't understand

[Timothy M. <gay...@ei...>]

Bowie Bailey wrote:

>> I don't understand how BackupPC decides when to run backups.
>>
>> The Schedule for this computer states
>> hourBegin: 10
>> hourEnd: 4
>> weekdays: 1,2,3,4,5
>>
>> What exactly does this mean?
>> Is this specifying when BackupPC is _not_ to run?
>> If so, it could be put more clearly.
> 
> The main variable that this schedule is listed under is called
> "BlackoutPeriods".  That sounds pretty clear to me.  Your settings are
> specifying that backups are NOT to begin on the weekdays between 10am
> and 4am. 

Yes, I guess I was being silly.
I tried clicking on BlackoutPeriods, and wrongly assumed
that this was how one set them.

> If this is a typical 9-5 business, I would tend to set hourBegin to 6 or
> 7 and hourEnd to 18 or 19.

It's not.
It's a home server belonging to someone who goes to bed very late,
and does not rise with the lark ...


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