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M-Backup is a tool for making backup of important system files and other important system information. There are many important files that are scattered over the system which needs to be regularly backed up. Keeping track of all these files is quite painful.M-Backup is a command line tool that will backup all these files. System administrators can add more files to the list of files that needs to be backed up according to needs.
M-Backup can even be used for inventory purpose, for keeping record of various configuration information.
Run by simply issuing the command ./mbackup.sh after logging in as root.
- It will create a directory MBackup under root's home directory and store the various system information.
- It will also create a log file that will list all the files and other information that was saved.
- If mbackup is added in crontab, it can do the jobs automatically.
Most of the code is housekeeping. It can be substantially simplified if you want to extent it. List of the files that it backs-up is imbedded in code and that is a major shortcoming. For better solution see or SCC
Available from Cool Solutions M-Backup
1 #!/bin/sh
2
3 # MBackup - Back up utility by Manna!! // Manna is the nickname of Makarand Hazarika
4 # This script was written by Makarand Hazarika.
5
6 # Copyright (C) 2006 Makarand Hazarika
7
8 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
9 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
10 # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
11 # (at your option) any later version.
12 #
13 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
14 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
15 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
16 # GNU General Public License for more details.
17 #
18 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
19 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
20 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
21
22 # You can contact the author at <[email protected]>
23
24
25 init() {
26
27 script_name="$0"
28 VERSION=1.0
29 OLD_PATH=`echo $PATH`
30 PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin
31 BACKUPDIR=/root/MBackup
32 TEMP=$BACKUPDIR/mbackup.tmp
33 ans='n'
34
35 if [ ! -w /root ]
36 then
37 echo -e "\nPLEASE RUN THE SCRIPT AS ROOT\n"
38 exit 0
39 fi
40
41 if [ -d "$BACKUPDIR" ]
42 then
43 echo > /dev/null
44 else
45 mkdir "$BACKUPDIR"
46 fi
47
48 echo -e "\nInitializing Graphical Mode... Successful\n\nPress OK to continue.\n(Press 'Esc' and click 'OK' to enter text mo
de)" > $TEMP
49 dialog --title "WELCOME TO MBACKUP $VERSION" --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --exit-label "OK" --textbox "$TEMP"
19 72 2> /dev/null
50
51 if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]
52 then
53 gui_support=y
54 else
55 gui_support=n
56 clear
57 echo -e "\nInitializing Graphical Mode... Failed!!\nThis can even happen if you press Esc during initialization of graphic
al mode.\nThe program will run in text mode\n\n"
58 echo "Press Enter to continue...."
59 read
60 fi
61
62 }
63
64
65
66 exit_msg() {
67
68 if [ "$gui_support" = 'y' ]
69 then
70 dialog --clear --title "THANK YOU FOR USING THIS PROGRAM" --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --msgbox "\nMBackup $VE
RSION\nCopyright (C) 2006 Makarand Hazarika\nThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warr
anty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE\nAuthor:-\nMakarand Hazarika <makarand.hazarika@gmai
l.com>\n" 15 62
71 clear
72 else
73 #clear
74 echo -e "\n\n\t\t THANK YOU FOR USING THIS PROGRAM\n\n"
75 echo -e "\nMBackup Version $VERSION\nCopyright (C) 2006 Makarand Hazarika\nThis is free software; see the source for copy
ing conditions.\nThere is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE\n\nAuthor:-\nMakaran
d Hazarika <[email protected]>\n"
76
77 fi
78
79 }
80
81
82 quit() {
83
84 rm -f $TEMP
85 exit_msg
86 exit 0
87 }
88
89
90 main() {
91
92 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
93 then
94 dialog --title "M-BACKUP $VERSION" --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --yesno "This utility will take backup of some
important files in your system. The output of this script will go to $BACKUPDIR. Are you ready?" 12 47
95
96 if [ "$?" = "0" ]
97 then
98 ans='y'
99 fi
100
101 else
102 clear
103 echo -e "Author - Makarand Hazarika\n\n\n\n\n"
104 echo -ne "This utility will take backup of some important files in your system.\nThe output of this script will go to $BACK
UPDIR.\nAre you ready?(y/n)"
105 read ans
106 fi
107
108
109 case "$ans" in
110 [yY]*)
111
112 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
113 then
114 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Checking a
nd deleting older MBackup archives" 7 72
115 else
116 echo -e "Checking and deleting older MBackup archives..."
117 fi
118 test -e /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old && rm -f /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old
119
120
121
122 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
123 then
124 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Checking a
nd moving existing MBackup archives" 7 72
125 else
126 echo -e "Checking and moving existing MBackup archives..."
127 fi
128 test -e $BACKUPDIR/oldmbackup.tar.gz && mv $BACKUPDIR/oldmbackup.tar.gz /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old
129
130
131 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
132 then
133 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Checking a
nd renaming existing MBackup archives" 7 72
134 else
135 echo -e "Checking and renaming existing MBackup archives..."
136 fi
137 test -e /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old && rm -f /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old
138 test -e /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz && mv /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz.old
139
140
141 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
142 then
143 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Archiving
existing MBackup files" 7 72
144 else
145 echo -e "Archiving existing MBackup files..."
146 fi
147 if [ `ls -al $BACKUPDIR/ | wc -l` -gt 3 ]
148 then
149 tar -zcf /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz $BACKUPDIR/*
150 fi
151
152
153 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
154 then
155 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" \
--title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." \
--infobox "Removing existing MBackup files" 7 72
156 else
157 echo -e "Removing existing MBackup files..."
158 fi
159 rm -rf $BACKUPDIR/*
160
161
162 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
163 then
164 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Writing to
log file $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log" 7 72
165 else
166 echo -e "Writing to log file $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log..."
167 fi
168 echo " " > $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
169 echo -e " ************************************************** " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
170 echo -e 'MBackup by Manna!!' >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
171 echo -e "Version $VERSION" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
172 echo -e "Author -- Makarand Hazarika" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
173 echo -e "Copyright (C) 2006 Makarand Hazarika" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
174 echo -e "This is free software; see the source for copying conditions." >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
175 echo -e "There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
176 echo -ne "Log file created on : " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
177 date >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
178 echo " **************************************************\n\n\n " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
179
180
181 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
182 then
183 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Moving the
oldmbackup file to $BACKUPDIR/" 7 72
184 else
185 echo -e "Moving the oldmbackup file to $BACKUPDIR/..."
186 fi
187 mv /root/oldmbackup.tar.gz $BACKUPDIR/
188
189
190 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
191 then
192 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Retrieving
Machine And System Information" 7 72
193 else
194 echo -e "Retrieving Machine And System Information..."
195 fi
196 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
197 then
198 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Retrieving
Machine And System Information ---> Kernel Version" 7 72
199 else
200 echo -e "Retrieving Machine And System Information ---> Kernel Version..."
201 fi
202 echo -en " Kernel Version : " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
203 uname -r >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
204
205
206 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
207 then
208 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Retrieving
Machine And System Information ---> Hostname" 7 72
209 else
210 echo -e "Retrieving Machine And System Information ---> Hostname..."
211 fi
212 echo -en " Hostname : " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
213 uname -n >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
214
215
216 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
217 then
218 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Retrieving
Machine And System Information ---> OS" 7 72
219 else
220 echo -e "Retrieving Machine And System Information ---> OS..."
221 fi
222 echo -en " System OS : " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
223 uname -s >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
224
225
226 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
227 then
228 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Retrieving
Machine And System Information ---> Release" 7 72
229 else
230 echo -e "Retrieving Machine And System Information ---> Release..."
231 fi
232 echo -en " Release : " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
233 for i in /etc/*[rv]e[lr][es][ai][so][en]
234 do
235 if [ -L "$i" ]
236 then
237 echo > /dev/null
238 else
239 cat "$i"
240 fi
241 done 2> /dev/null | sed '/LSB/d' | head -n 1 >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
242 echo -e "Version Information" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
243 cat /proc/version >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
244 echo -e "\n\n" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
245
246 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
247 then
248 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Taking a s
apshot of the whole filesystem\nIt will take long time" 7 72
249 else
250 echo -e "Taking a sapshot of the whole filesystem (It will take long time)..."
251 fi
252 test ! -d $BACKUPDIR/misc && mkdir $BACKUPDIR/misc
253 ls -AlRH / >> $BACKUPDIR/misc/filesystem_snapshot
254 rm -f $BACKUPDIR/misc/filesystem_snapshot.gz
255 gzip $BACKUPDIR/misc/filesystem_snapshot
256 echo -e "\nFilesystem snapshot saved in $BACKUPDIR/misc/filesystem_snapshot.gz" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
257
258
259 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
260 then
261 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files" 7 72
262 else
263 echo -e "Backing up important system files..."
264 fi
265 echo -e "\nTaking backup of important information:-" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
266
267 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
268 then
269 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /proc/cpuinfo" 7 72
270 else
271 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /proc/cpuinfo..."
272 fi
273 echo -e "/proc/cpuinfo" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
274 cat /proc/cpuinfo >> $BACKUPDIR/cpuinfo.proc
275
276
277 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
278 then
279 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /proc/meminfo" 7 72
280 else
281 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /proc/meminfo..."
282 fi
283 echo -e "/proc/meminfo" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
284 cat /proc/meminfo >> $BACKUPDIR/meminfo.proc
285
286
287 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
288 then
289 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /proc/partitions" 7 72
290 else
291 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /proc/partitions..."
292 fi
293 echo "/proc/partitions" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
294 cat /proc/partitions >> $BACKUPDIR/partitions.proc
295
296
297 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
298 then
299 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /proc/modules" 7 72
300 else
301 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /proc/modules..."
302 fi
303 echo "/proc/modules" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
304 cat /proc/modules >> $BACKUPDIR/modules.proc
305
306 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
307 then
308 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /etc/fstab" 7 72
309 else
310 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /etc/fstab..."
311 fi
312 test ! -d $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles && mkdir $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles
313 echo -e "/etc/fstab" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
314 cat /etc/fstab >> $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles/fstab
315
316
317 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
318 then
319 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /etc/mtab" 7 72
320 else
321 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /etc/mtab..."
322 fi
323 echo -e "/etc/mtab" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
324 cat /etc/mtab >> $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles/mtab
325
326
327 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
328 then
329 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /etc/inittab" 7 72
330 else
331 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /etc/inittab..."
332 fi
333 echo -e "/etc/inittab" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
334 cat /etc/inittab >> $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles/inittab
335
336
337 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
338 then
339 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- /etc/profile" 7 72
340 else
341 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- /etc/profile..."
342 fi
343 echo -e "/etc/profile" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
344 cat /etc/profile >> $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles/profile
345
346
347 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
348 then
349 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- configuration files" 7 72
350 else
351 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- configuration files..."
352 fi
353 echo -e "configuration files" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
354 cp -r /etc/*onf* $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles
355
356
357 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
358 then
359 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system files -- host files" 7 72
360 else
361 echo -e "Backing up important system files -- host files..."
362 fi
363 echo -e "host files" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
364 cp /etc/host* $BACKUPDIR/etcfiles
365
366 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
367 then
368 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system information -- disk drive information" 7 72
369 else
370 echo -e "Backing up important system information -- disk drive information..."
371 fi
372 echo -e "output of fdisk -l" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
373 fdisk -l >> $BACKUPDIR/fdisk.output
374
375
376 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
377 then
378 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system information -- disk usage" 7 72
379 else
380 echo -e "Backing up important system information -- disk usage..."
381 fi
382 echo -e "output of df" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
383 df -l >> $BACKUPDIR/df.output
384
385
386 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
387 then
388 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system information -- network" 7 72
389 else
390 echo -e "Backing up important system information -- network..."
391 fi
392 echo -e "output of ifconfig" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
393 ifconfig >> $BACKUPDIR/ifconfig.output
394
395
396 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
397 then
398 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system information -- kernel ring buffer" 7 72
399 else
400 echo -e "Backing up important system information -- kernel ring buffer..."
401 fi
402 echo -e "output of dmesg" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
403 dmesg >> $BACKUPDIR/dmesg.output
404
405
406 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
407 then
408 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
important system information -- mount points" 7 72
409 else
410 echo -e "Backing up important system information -- mount points..."
411 fi
412 echo -e "output of mount " >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
413 mount >> $BACKUPDIR/mount.output
414
415
416 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
417 then
418 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
some other files" 7 72
419 else
420 echo -e "Backing up some other files..."
421 fi
422 echo -e "\n\nTaking backup of some other information:-" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
423
424
425 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
426 then
427 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
some other files -- X Server Configuration Informatioin" 7 72
428 else
429 echo -e "Backing up some other files -- X Server Configuration Informatioin..."
430 fi
431 echo -e "XFree86 config file" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
432 cp -r /etc/X11/*onf* $BACKUPDIR/misc/
433 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
434 then
435 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
some other information -- environment variables" 7 72
436 else
437 echo -e "Backing up some other information -- environment variables..."
438 fi
439 echo -e "output of env" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
440 env > $BACKUPDIR/misc/env.output
441
442
443 if [ "$gui_support" = "y" ]
444 then
445 dialog --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --title "Performing Requested Task, Please wait..." --infobox "Backing up
some other information -- system wide aliases" 7 72
446 else
447 echo -e "Backing up some other information -- system wide aliases..."
448 fi
449 echo -e "output of alias" >> $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log
450 alias >> $BACKUPDIR/misc/alias.output
451
452 if [ "$gui_support" = 'y' ]
453 then
454 dialog --clear --title "MBackup $VERSION" --backtitle "Author - Makarand Hazarika" --msgbox "\nBackup created in $BACKUPD
IR\nFor a list of backed up files, see $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log" 15 62
455
456 else
457 #clear
458 echo -e "\nBackup created in $BACKUPDIR\nFor a list of backed up files, see $BACKUPDIR/mbackup.log\n"
459
460 fi
461
462
463 ;;
464
465 [nN]*)
466 quit
467 ;;
468 *)
469 echo "Please ans yes or no"
470 ;;
471 esac
472
473
474
475 }
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485 ######################################################################################################################
486 ##############******************** EXECUTION OF THE SCRIPT STARTS HERE ********************#######################
487 ######################################################################################################################
488
489 trap "quit ; " 1 2 3 7 9 11 15
490 init
491
492 trap "quit ; " 1 2 3 7 9 11 15
493 main
494
495 quit
496
497 ######################################################################################################################
498 ###############******************** EXECUTION OF THE SCRIPT ENDS HERE *********************#######################
499 ######################################################################################################################
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