#!/bin/bash # a simple script that backs up the opensim database assets. source $SHELLDIR/core/date_stringer.sh host=$(echo $(hostname) | sed -e 's/\([^.]*\)\..*/\1/') bkupname=osgrid_bkup_${host}_$(date_stringer).mysql_bkup mysqldump -u griduser -p$(cat $HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt) opengrid > $bkupname # note that the above assumes the database is called "opensim". it might be # called opengrid instead, based on the setup procedure that was followed. # likewise the user might be someone other than "griduser". gzip $bkupname