From c8fcf6b336d7a7639bdb07c51f26d2536472dc9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:02:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Mention changing borgmatic path in cron documentation (#455). --- NEWS | 1 + docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md | 5 ++++- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 708c9b67..173df14f 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ 1.5.19.dev0 * #387: Fix error when configured source directories are not present on the filesystem at the time of backup. Now, Borg will complain, but the backup will still continue. + * #455: Mention changing borgmatic path in cron documentation. * Update sample systemd service file with more granular read-only filesystem settings. * Move Gitea and GitHub hosting from a personal namespace to an organization for better collaboration with related projects. diff --git a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md index 6ad551af..b8b860eb 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md @@ -258,7 +258,10 @@ sudo mv borgmatic /etc/cron.d/borgmatic sudo chmod +x /etc/cron.d/borgmatic ``` -You can modify the cron file if you'd like to run borgmatic more or less frequently. +If borgmatic is installed at a different location than +`/root/.local/bin/borgmatic`, edit the cron file with the correct path. You +can also modify the cron file if you'd like to run borgmatic more or less +frequently. ### systemd