Local backup filename changed

[Naveed]

hello,

I want to change the filenames of local backup, I am unable to identify except of date associated with it.

I have tried to checked in script, /usr/local/nagiosxi/scripts/backup_xi.sh, but could not get much from in it.

Kindly guide.

Thank you!

[rkennedy]

The name is actually based off the time in unix, so to see the furthest backup you have I would look at the lowest number. If you'd like to modify it, this is the part that does the naming -

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#############################
# SET THE NAME & TIME
#############################
name=$fullname

if [ -z $fullname ]; then
        name=$prepend$ts$append
fi

# Get current Unix timestamp as name
if [ -z $name ]; then
        name=$ts
fi

# My working directory
mydir=$rootdir/$name

Otherwise, you can always rename your backups after running the script. mv /store/backups/nagiosxi/#######.tar.gz /store/backups/nagiosxi/yourname.tar.gz

[Naveed]

Thank you!

Can I modify my filename with date, I do have a backup file after every 24 hours, so it will be easy for me to check and by filename.

e.g
24092016.tar.gz

[rkennedy]

This could lead to issue down the road if multiple backups are taken the same day, which is why we used the unix time.

I would leave it as is, or modify it to your needs - but, further modification to the backup script isn't something we can support.

[Naveed]

As per you, file is created with univ time, but my files are created as follows.

Can you please explain its format.

Thank you!

[rkennedy]

See this link for more of an explanation about the unix time stamp - http://www.unixtimestamp.com