2 # a simple script that backs up the opensim database assets.
4 gridusername="$1"; shift
5 databasename="$1"; shift
7 if [ -z "$gridusername" ]; then
10 if [ -z "$databasename" ]; then
14 #hmmm: need to parameterize for the database name and secrets file and all that.
15 # would be nice to have a block of opensim variables, perhaps an associative
16 # array of config chunks.
18 source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
20 host=$(echo $(hostname) | sed -e 's/\([^.]*\)\..*/\1/')
22 bkupname="backup-opensim_${host}_$(date_stringer).mysql_bkup"
23 mysqldump -u "$gridusername" -p$(cat $HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt) "$databasename" > "$bkupname"
24 # note that the above assumes the database is called "opensim". it might be
25 # called opengrid instead, based on the setup procedure that was followed.
26 # likewise the user might be someone other than "griduser".