Re: [webmin-l] small wish for the ftp file system backup

[Pat E. <mai...@pa...>]

ok, that's possible, right..

without opening a new thread: what i'm in need of for the "system and  =

server status" module, is a test if a remote webpage has changed - could=
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you think about implementing this? what somehow should be possible is, t=
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ignore smaller changes, like a current date display on the website..

thanks,

PAT

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:44:42 +0200, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> =
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wrote:

> On 21/Sep/2006 23:56 Pat Erler wrote ..
>> hi jamie,
>>
>> in the scheduled backup, everytime a backup is repeated the existing
>> backup file is overwritten. this way, there is a (small) time when no=

>> backup of the system exists. so, is it possible to write the backup
>> remotely(!) to a tempfile and to overwrite the existing backup file  =

>> after
>> the verification of the new backup file?
>
> Why not just use the post-backup command feature to rename the backup
> file (using SSH or something) when it is complete? Having Webmin do it=

> is tricky, as renames like this would fail if you are writing to a rem=
ote
> tape device.
>
>  - Jamie
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