How to restore Full Backup when it's already on server

[dennismv]

I have a file that is already located on the remove server in the user directory
/home/$user/backup-1.6.2009_15-54-44_$user.tar.gz

I've noticed that the only way I can find to restore such backup is from CPanel's interface by
* going to Backups -> Generate/Download a Full Backup -> download backup file
* and then go to Backups -> Restore a Home Directory Backup -> browse for file and click Upload.

So for this I will need to download a 3Gb file and then upload it back to the server. This is not good.

Is there a way to skip all this and initiate Full Backup Restore when the file is already in the home directory of the user ?

[dennismv]

oh never mind, I got it.

You have to go through WHM and choose

Main >> Backup >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file

And ensure your file is in /home and not in /home/$user

thanks

[jamina1]

Is there an easy way to automate this process?

[cPanelDavidG]

Is there an easy way to automate this process?

/scripts/restorepkg from the command line will restore full account backups. You could build a shell script to automate this script call.

[uriel]

oh never mind, I got it.

You have to go through WHM and choose

Main >> Backup >> Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file

And ensure your file is in /home and not in /home/$user

thanks

I dont see this in WHM ?

I only have :
Main

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Server Configuration
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Support
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Cluster/Remote Access
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Server Status
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Account Information
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Account Functions
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Multi Account Functions
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Themes
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cPanel
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Plugins

[rizwanmax]

It seems that you are not having root access to the server and are having only Reseller account access to the server due to which you are not getting "Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file" Option in WHM. I'll suggest you to directly upload the Backup file under your account and ask your host to restore it .

Regards,
Rizwan S.

[bitnethost]

What to do if i have a back up on /home/username/backup-1.16.2011_08-44-13_username.tar.gz

How can i restore this back up ?

[cPanelDavidG]

First, move it from /home/username/ to /home/ then you can use the Restore an Account feature in WHM to restore the backup. WHM and root-level access via SSH will be needed (in most cases) to do this.

[afshin-virus]

hi dear users
i have some problem.
when i execute this command (/scripts/restorepkg backup.tar.gz) i recive this massage:
Using backup archive
cPanel restorepkg 2
Force Mode: no
Reseller Privs Restore: yes

but nothins be happen. this like restoring is stopped. what can i do now? where is the problem?

[cPanelTristan]

When you run that command, you would only use the username not the name of the file:

/scripts/restorepkg username

[afshin-virus]

i do this again by user name but i recive this message again:

cPanel restorepkg 2
Force Mode: no
Reseller Privs Restore: yes

[cPanelTristan]

How as the backup made as backup.tar.gz is not how cPanel names any of the backup files it creates.

[afshin-virus]

no i renamed it in this topic. i enter correct user name in command
ehat is this mean?
cPanel restorepkg 2
Force Mode: no
Reseller Privs Restore: yes

[cPanelTristan]

All restores show this at the beginning. It means you didn't run a forced restore and it has reseller privileges available to restore. This is not an error message. You are receiving no actual error message after running the command?

[afshin-virus]

i recive only this message and after this message i did not show anything. and restoring not happen