gridusername="$1"; shift
databasename="$1"; shift
-if [ -z "$gridusername" ]; then
- gridusername=griduser
+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
-if [ -z "$databasename" ]; then
- databasename=opensim
-fi
-
-#hmmm: need to parameterize for the database name and secrets file and all that.
-# would be nice to have a block of opensim variables, perhaps an associative
-# array of config chunks.
source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
bkupname="backup-opensim_${host}_$(date_stringer).mysql_bkup"
mysqldump -u "$gridusername" -p$(cat $HOME/.secrets/opensim_db_password.txt) "$databasename" > "$bkupname"
-# note that the above assumes the database is called "opensim". it might be
-# called opengrid instead, based on the setup procedure that was followed.
-# likewise the user might be someone other than "griduser".
gzip "$bkupname"