Backing up Windows machines using smbclient

You can use the [=pre-server] and [=post-server] options in your [=dirvish.conf] to mount and umount Windows shares. Your [=c:\] folder must be exported (as read only, of course).

client: localhost
tree: /mnt/dirvish/<mymachinename>/
pre-server: /usr/local/bin/mount-win-share <mymachinename> 
     username=<myuser> password=<mypass> ip=mymachinenameorip
post-server: /usr/local/bin/umount-win-share <mymachinename>

The password option is just an example. You are better off using password files, etc.

/usr/local/bin/mount-win-share

# If this exits with a non-zero value, then dirvish won't continue.
MACHINE=$1  
shift  # Remove machine name from argument list
if [ ! -d /mnt/dirvish/${MACHINE} ]; then
  # Make a directory to mount at; otherwise exit with error
  mkdir -p /mnt/dirvish/${MACHINE}  || exit 1  
fi

# Mount smbclient share (passing any arguments on to smbmount
smbmount //${MACHINE}/c /mnt/dirvish/${MACHINE} -o ro "$@" || exit 1

This code (as of 2005 March 15) may be found [http://www.dirvish.org/svn/contrib/windows/smbmount/mount-win-share here.]

/usr/local/bin/umount-win-share

MACHINE=$1  
umount /mnt/dirvish/${MACHINE}

This code (as of 2005 March 15) may be found [http://www.dirvish.org/svn/contrib/windows/smbmount/umount-win-share here.]

History

Jason Cater 08/13/04 Initial Script added.