ipa-backup(1)

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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
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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. Set GNUPGHOME environment variable to
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40       --logs Include the IPA service log files in the backup.
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43              Perform the backup on-line. Requires the --data option.
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48       -d, --debug
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54       --log-file=FILE
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EXIT STATUS

58       0 if the command was successful
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60       1 if an error occurred
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

65       GNUPGHOME Use custom GnuPG keyring and settings (default: ~/.gnupg).
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FILES

68       /var/lib/ipa/backup
69           The default directory for storing backup files.
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