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NAME

6       ipa-backup - Back up an IPA master
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SYNOPSIS

9       ipa-backup [OPTION]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Two kinds of backups: full and data-only.
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14       The  back  up is optionally encrypted using either the default root GPG
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17       Backups are stored in a subdirectory in /var/lib/ipa/backup.
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19       The naming convention for full backups is  ipa-full-YEAR-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS
20       in the GMT time zone.
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22       The  naming convention for data backups is ipa-data-YEAR-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS
23       In the GMT time zone.
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25       Within the subdirectory is file, header, that  describes  the  back  up
26       including  the  type,  system,  date of backup, the version of IPA, the
27       version of the backup and the services on the master.
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29       A backup can not be restored on another host.
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31       A backup can not be restored in a different version of IPA.
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OPTIONS

34       --data Back up data only. The default is to back up all IPA files  plus
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37       --gpg  Encrypt the back up file.
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39       --gpg-keyring=GPG_KEYRING
40              The  full  path  to  a  GPG keyring. The keyring consists of two
41              files, a public and a private key (.sec and .pub  respectively).
42              Specify the path without an extension.
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44       --logs Include the IPA service log files in the backup.
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47              Perform the backup on-line. Requires the --data option.
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EXIT STATUS

62       0 if the command was successful
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64       1 if an error occurred
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FILES

69       /var/lib/ipa/backup
70           The default directory for storing backup files.
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73           The log file for backups
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SEE ALSO

76       ipa-restore(1).
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