[geeks] Mysql backup questions...

[Phil Stracchino]

Brian Dunbar wrote:
> My backup scripts do this
> 
> mysqldump --opt -uusername -ppassword -h yourMySQLHostname dbname  |
> gzip > filename.gz

Yup, this is exactly how I do it, and is in fact the recommended method
of backing up the Bacula catalog if using MySQL as the cataog DB engine.


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