Document how to restore specific files

[mirror/dsa-wiki.git] / input / howto / backup.creole

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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 = Debian backup =
 
-bartok.debian.org alias backup.debian.org is Debian's backup machine.
+backuphost.debian.org alias backup.debian.org is Debian's backup machine.
 
 == Backup organisation ==
 
@@ -41,42 +41,26 @@ Directories:
 * install da-backup on the client
 * create a crontab that runs da-backup daily at some convenient time
 * configure the directories in {{{/etc/da-backup}}}
-* create a new SSH key pair for each configuration file foo in
-  {{{/etc/da-backup/}}} with {{{ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /root/.ssh/da_foo"}}}:
-
-{{{
-       cd /etc/da-backup &&
-       [ -r /root/.ssh ] &&
-       for i in *; do
-         echo $i &&
-         if [ -e "/root/.ssh/da_$i" ]; then continue; fi &&
-         sudo ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /root/.ssh/da_$i -N '' -C "da-backup for $i on `hostname -f`";
-       done
-
-       echo "#" &&
-       echo "# `hostname -f`" &&
-       echo "#" &&
-       myip=`host $(hostname -f) | \
-               grep has\ address | \
-               sed -e 's/.*address //'` &&
-       cd /etc/da-backup &&
-       for i in *; do
-         echo "command=\"rsync --server -vlHogDtprz --delete --delete-after --ignore-errors . /org/backup.debian.org/staging/`hostname -f`/$i\",no-port-forwarding,no-X11-forwarding,no-agent-forwarding,from=\"::ffff:$myip,$myip\" `cat /root/.ssh/da_$i.pub`"
-       done && echo
-}}}
-
-* (why is this here?  It shouldn't be necessary, --weasel) ((run {{{ssh -o 'StrictHostKeyChecking no' backup.debian.org}}} and abort)))
-* install the public components of the key with the proper command in
-  {{{/root/.ssh/authorized_keys}} on bartok, start a new section for each host.
 * configure how many copies of the directory should be kept in
-  {{{/etc/da-backup-manager/}}}
-* mkdir the target directories
+  backuphost's {{{/etc/da-backup-manager/}}}
 * run {{{da-backup -v}}} on the client to see if it all works.
 
 
-* Backup items should either be called {{{<host>/<directory>}}} or
-  {{{services/<servicename>}}}, i.e. always use a two-level directory layout.
+* Backup items should be called {{{<host>/<directory>}}}.
+  Historically we also used {{{services/<servicename>}}}.
 
 == Consistency checks ==
 
 * Run {{{sudo -u nagios /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/dsa-check-dabackup-server}}}
+
+== Restoring specific files ==
+
+* Login to the bacula director {{{dinis.debian.org}}}
+* run {{{sudo bconsole}}}
+* Use the {{{restore}}} command
+* Choose "find the job ids of the most recent backup for a client" (9)
+* Choose the server
+* Choose "enter a list of directories to restore for found job ids" (11)
+* Login to the server
+* Look at the files in {{{/var/tmp/bacula-restores/}}}
+* Clean up the files in {{{/var/tmp/bacula-restores/}}}