Can't find Zimbra backup script in Ubuntu 8
I have a client that is running Ubuntu on 2 of his servers. One is their mail server which is zimbra 6 running on linux Ubuntu 8. I have no previous experience with linux and only know what I have been able to google on CLI commands and the use of Winscp to look at files. My problem is that I can't find the script that is backing up the zimbra mail files each night. I know it is there somewhere because I get a backup folder with files created at 12:30 am each night. From my reading I have learned that scripts like this should run from cron. But there is no script in the cron folders (daily,weekly,monthly,etc)
I need to change the location of the backups and set up a deletion scheme to delete backups over X days old.
How can I find out what is creating the backup folders?
I need to change the location of the backups and set up a deletion scheme to delete backups over X days old.
How can I find out what is creating the backup folders?
zmbackup should be the command line tool that is run nightly. Here's a link: http://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/CLI_-_zmbackup_Network_Edition_Only
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*should hopefully show you actions being taken or more likely where a script is running from
to modify it's crontab -e
i to insert/edit
escape :wq enter is how you save
Look up 'linux vi editor' if you need help but this doc covers that and more (like how the schedules work, ie those * stars you see everywhere) http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference
to modify it's crontab -e
i to insert/edit
escape :wq enter is how you save
Look up 'linux vi editor' if you need help but this doc covers that and more (like how the schedules work, ie those * stars you see everywhere) http://adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference
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I'm logging in as root.
crontab -l returned "no crontab for root"
Is there a way to check crontab for all users?
crontab -l returned "no crontab for root"
Is there a way to check crontab for all users?
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I found a backup script under /opt/backup/. But it looks to be something that was downloaded from a forum and never implemented because the IP addresses and folder locations are generic, ie not correct for this network. That is the only thing I have found that references backup for Zimbra.
Again, I am logging in as root. Not being familiar with linux, I assumed that I could get into files from any user on the server. If been using either the command line on the linux server or WinSCP on a windows server to look through the different directories.
Again, I am logging in as root. Not being familiar with linux, I assumed that I could get into files from any user on the server. If been using either the command line on the linux server or WinSCP on a windows server to look through the different directories.
What happens when you 'switch user' to the zimbra account?
sudo -i (if not already root)
su - zimbra
crontab -l
sudo -i (if not already root)
su - zimbra
crontab -l
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Finally found it. It was under /etc/crontab. There is an entry in the crontab that executes the previously mentioned backup.sh file I found. The unknown ip that is in it was from an offsite backup that hasn't been used in a while. Here is the crontab. I can't figure out why I didn't see this in my
crontab -l search unless I just overlooked it. thanks to all for the input.
# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
# command to install the new version when you edit this file
# and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
# that none of the other crontabs do.
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/
# m h dom mon dow user command
17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
30 0 * * * root /opt/zimbraBackup.sh > /temp/zbackup.log 2>&1
#
crontab -l search unless I just overlooked it. thanks to all for the input.
# /etc/crontab: system-wide crontab
# Unlike any other crontab you don't have to run the `crontab'
# command to install the new version when you edit this file
# and files in /etc/cron.d. These files also have username fields,
# that none of the other crontabs do.
SHELL=/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/
# m h dom mon dow user command
17 * * * * root cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly
25 6 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
47 6 * * 7 root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.weekly )
52 6 1 * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.monthly )
30 0 * * * root /opt/zimbraBackup.sh > /temp/zbackup.log 2>&1
#