directory to use for back up

[sebans]

new bie question

what directory to use on the server to store account back ups since the- /Home -is not adviced and the- /root - i feel is to dangerous in case of server problems

thanks in advance for your help

sebans

[AndyReed]

new bie question

what directory to use on the server to store account back ups since the- /Home -is not adviced and the- /root - i feel is to dangerous in case of server problems

/backup is the directory for backups, if you will.

[sebans]

thanks but using the /backup directory with -standard- backup option i get this message:


/backup is not a directory..
Backup has been disabled to prevent file loss..
/backup does not exist..
Backup has been disabled to prevent file loss..

should i create the directory on the server?

[AndyReed]

thanks but using the /backup directory with -standard- backup option i get this message:


/backup is not a directory..
Backup has been disabled to prevent file loss..
/backup does not exist..
Backup has been disabled to prevent file loss..

should i create the directory on the server?

Yes, you need to SSH to the server and create that directory. This is assuming that you have one HD.

[ramprage]

Well backups really should be stored on a secondary drive that should be mounted as /backup

If you can't do that you can create a directory called /backup in your main dirve but its not recommended due to space issues and in the event of a hardware failure - you'll still lose everything

[sebans]

thanks

i don't have a second hard drive. it seems is better to do a ftp backup then.

sebans