Advanced Authentication allows you to automate the backup at a specific time as per your requirement. Also, override the scheduled time and start the backup process at any given time. You can also set the location to store the backup files and delete old backup files while retaining a specific set of files.
You can perform the following tasks:
You can configure the cron schedule to backup the configuration at regular intervals. For example, to schedule a backup at 2.00 A.M. only on Saturdays, set the configuration as * 2 * * sat.
The expression * * * * * is defined in the following table:
|
Expression |
* First asterisk |
* Second asterisk |
* Third asterisk |
* Fourth asterisk |
* Fifth asterisk |
|
Description |
minute |
hour |
day of month |
month |
day of week |
|
Value |
0-60 |
0 - 23 |
1 - 31 |
1 - 12 |
0 - 6 (Sunday=0) or sun, mon |
The logs are displayed in the celery_long.log file.