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diff --git a/bugs/multirepository.mdwn b/bugs/multirepository.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 72695cf..0000000 --- a/bugs/multirepository.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -[[!tag obnam-wishlist]] - -Obnam should support multiple repositories, to be chosen at invocation time. - -- all repositories configured in config files -- nicknames for repositories so it's easy to choose -- --repository should accept nicknames -- choose many repositories for one run -- use all available repositories by default - ---liw - ---- -Could this also be achieved by running Obnam from a wrapper script that uses a different repository for each run? Could Obnam be run in parallel instances backing up the same data to different repos? Is that possible now? --*Adam* - ---- - -Adam, it can certainly be done by using wrapper scripts (I've been doing that), and while I haven't -actually tried it, there should be no problem with backing up to multiple repositories concurrently, -though you may need to fiddle with the configs so that they use different log files. --liw - ---- - -After some thinking, I think I don't want nicknames for repositories, I want "profiles".Here's a concrete -suggestion: - - [config] - encrypt-with = CAFEF00D - profile = all - log = /var/log/obnam/obnam-%(profile)s.log - - [profile "online"] - repository = sftp://liw@personal.backup.server.example.com/~/repo/ - use-if = ping -c1 personal.backup.server.example.com - - [profile "usb-drive"] - repository = /media/Drum/obnam-repo/ - use-if = test -d /media/Drum/obnam-repo/ - - [profile "at-work"] - repository = /mnt/backups/ - use-if = ping -c1 fs.work.example.com - pre-command = sudo mount /mnt/backups - post-command = sudo umount /mnt/backups - -- if --profile=all, then iterate automatically over all profiles -- otherwise, use only the chosen profiles -- some day: run some/all profiles in parallel in one obnam instance; initially, user may run parallel obnam instances -- log file should embed profile name somehow -- should profile be selected based on user too? that can be done with "use-if = test $USER = liw"; better support can be added later, if there's a need - ---liw - - ---- - -this is handled easily by having a set of config files and giving the -"profile" one to --config. [[done]] --liw |