Better explain where to find the dump file #510

gerdneuman · 2022-03-17T04:52:26Z

gerdneuman commented

2022-03-17 04:52:26 +00:00

I really had problem finding the dump file with the explanation as give before. I thought that the ~/.borgmatic/ would be my current user. So looked into /home/gerd/.borgmatic (wrong). Then I looked into <EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/.borgmatic (again wrong). Then finally (1h later and after having already prepared a bug ticketI figured out that the dump file is within <EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/root/.borgmatic. Hard to find because of course I d not only have root within <EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/ but also all other backup'ed directories (including /etc/, /home/ on so on...)

I really had problem finding the dump file with the explanation as give before. I thought that the `~/.borgmatic/` would be my current user. So looked into `/home/gerd/.borgmatic` (wrong). Then I looked into `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/.borgmatic` (again wrong). Then finally (1h later and after having already prepared a bug ticketI figured out that the dump file is within `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/root/.borgmatic`. Hard to find because of course I d not only have `root` within `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/` but also all other backup'ed directories (including /etc/, /home/ on so on...)

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Better explain where to find the dump file

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I really had problem finding the dump file with the explanation as give before. I thought that the `~/.borgmatic/` would be my current user. So looked into `/home/gerd/.borgmatic` (wrong). Then I looked into `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/.borgmatic` (again wrong). Then finally (1h later and after having already prepared a bug ticketI figured out that the dump file is within `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/root/.borgmatic`. Hard to find because of course I d not only have `root` within `<EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/` but also all other backup'ed directories (including /etc/, /home/ on so on...)

witten requested changes

2022-04-23 21:40:28 +00:00

docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md

					
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				backup with the `root` user, then the dump will be in 

				`EXTRACTED_DESTINATION_PATH/root/.borgmatic`. This also means you will have 

				to backup the HOME directory of that user you use to run `borgmatic create` 

				(otherwise there the dump file will not be available).

Thanks for taking the time to submit this PR! Generally looks good! However, the last sentence of this paragraph isn't correct; when you have databases configured in borgmatic's configuration file and run borgmatic create, borgmatic automatically adds the appropriate ~/.borgmatic paths containing the database dumps to the created Borg archive. There's no need to add it manually.

Thanks for taking the time to submit this PR! Generally looks good! However, the last sentence of this paragraph isn't correct; when you have databases configured in borgmatic's configuration file and run `borgmatic create`, borgmatic automatically adds the appropriate `~/.borgmatic` paths containing the database dumps to the created Borg archive. There's no need to add it manually.

OK, I had no idea. Could you then just change the last sentence with this regards? This would be the easiest.

I have set up borgmatic a few weeks ago (for the first time) and have problems "thinking" into it again (understanding). Also, I did not fully understand your last sentence fully yet - I would have to run it first - and I do not have access at the moment to my server.

So, it would be nice if you could just change the last paragraph and then commit/merge it. Thank you.

OK, I had no idea. Could you then just change the last sentence with this regards? This would be the easiest. I have set up borgmatic a few weeks ago (for the first time) and have problems "thinking" into it again (understanding). Also, I did not fully understand your last sentence fully yet - I would have to run it first - and I do not have access at the moment to my server. So, it would be nice if you could just change the last paragraph and then commit/merge it. Thank you.