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
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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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46              Perform the backup even if this host does not have all the roles
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EXIT STATUS

62       0 if the command was successful
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

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

72       /var/lib/ipa/backup
73           The default directory for storing backup files.
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