0HOWTO-install-these-scripts.txt

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Code:
mkdir -pv /root/bin/boojum

Put the BKPDEST.mrg in that directory, the rest can run from /root/bin if you want. 
Install midnight commander if you want an easy way to copy/move things around (it's also the safest way to recursively delete directories)

If /root/bin is not already in your PATH ( echo $PATH # to check ) you will need to add something like this to /root/.bashrc:


Code:
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/root/bin:/root/bin/boojum:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/NX/bin:

and then ' source ~/.bashrc '# for it to take effect in the current shell

For good measure, ' chmod -R 750 /root/bin ' # make scripts executable

Then you want to edit /root/bin/boojum/BKPDEST.mrg and define the target for your backups. 
This will probably also need to be a mountpoint defined in /etc/fstab, unless you're using sshfs. 
The BKPDEST will attempt to mount it if it isn't already active.

This target mountpoint CANNOT be root on the same system (or preferably, not even a separate partition on the same root disk) - needs to be separate media or NAS. 
(If your root disk dies, you still want access to the backup.)

Now, you should be able to run the bkpcrit script. 
I recommend that you put it nightly in cron, and also run it ad hoc before ANY system changes - this includes package upgrades.