#!/bin/bash
# a simple script that backs up the opensim database assets.
-host=$(echo $(hostname) | sed -e 's/\([^.]*\)\..*/\1/')
+gridusername="$1"; shift
+databasename="$1"; shift
+
+if [ -z "$gridusername" -o -z "$databasename" ]; then
+ echo "
+This script takes two parameters: (1) the user name for the opensim database
+and (2) the database name. It will backup that database by logging into
+mysql as the user. The user's password for mysql must be recorded in a local
+file called: \$HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt"
+fi
-bkupname=opensim_bkup_${host}_$(date_stringer).mysql_bkup
-mysqldump -u griduser -p$(cat $HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt) opensim > $bkupname
-# note that the above assumes the database is called "opensim". it might be
-# called opengrid instead, based on the setup procedure that was followed.
-# likewise the user might be someone other than "griduser".
-gzip $bkupname
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+
+host=$(echo $(hostname) | sed -e 's/\([^.]*\)\..*/\1/')
+bkupname="backup-opensim_${host}_$(date_stringer).mysql_bkup"
+mysqldump -u "$gridusername" -p$(cat $HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt) "$databasename" > "$bkupname"
+gzip "$bkupname"