cpbackup-exclude.conf question.

RyokoX

• March 20, 2015 23:38

Hello Everyone, I'm struggling with making this work, and any suggestions are greatly appreciated. With my current setup, /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf is configured to exclude all public_html directories as those are backed up via another method which is not relevant to the issue. Is there any possibility to keep using the main cpbackup-exclude.conf in /etc/ to exclude the directories from being backed up by the server-wide backups done from WHM, while still retaining the ability for my users to generate full cPanel backups including the public_html directories from their accounts using the backup wizard?

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  Alejandro P

  • March 21, 2015 14:55

  Hello, I need something similar with an additional detail. I would like exclude not only the public_html but exclude all users homedir. One idea would be a custom backup script, but I would prefer to have this done via system cpbackup. Regarding your query, might you change the cron to include an alternate cpbackup-exclude.conf? Cron content might look like this backup_excluding.sh #!/bin/bash /bin/mv cpbackup-exclude.conf cpbackup-exclude.conf_default mv cpbackup-exclude.conf_excluding_public_html cpbackup-exclude.conf /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/cpbackup /bin/mv /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf_excluding_public_html /bin/mv /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf_default /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf Then add a cron job like: 0 3 * * 0 /root/backup_excluding.sh 2>&1 /root/backup_excluding.sh should have 755 permission.

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  Alejandro P

  • March 21, 2015 18:31

  Hello, I have solved my request by adding * at the cpbackup-exclude.conf file. Along the process found this Note: If you initiate a Home Directory backup in cPanel's It would be great if cpanel separate Cpanel account configuration from Cpanel Full backups, that way one could transfer just configuration and download, rsync or ftping the account Home Directory solving the problem of transfers in cases user account space is reduced.

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  cPanelMichael

  • March 23, 2015 16:19

  It would be great if cpanel separate Cpanel account configuration from Cpanel Full backups, that way one could transfer just configuration and download, rsync or ftping the account Home Directory solving the problem of transfers in cases user account space is reduced.

  
  Hello, You can use the "--skiphomedir" flag with /scripts/pkgacct if you want to backup accounts through the command line, excluding the account's home directory. EX:
  /scripts/pkgacct --skiphomedir test01
  Thank you.

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