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3 Once you have finished the profile settings, you can start the backup right away
To configure automatic backup for a given profile, proceed as follows:
1 Select Automatic Backup from the Profile Management menu.
2 Select Start Backup Automatically.
3 Determine the backup frequency. Choose daily, weekly, or monthly.
4 Determine the backup start time. These settings depend on the backup frequency
5 Decide whether to keep old backups and how many should be kept. To receive
6 Click OK to apply your settings and have the first backup start at the time speci-
46.6.2 Restoring a System Backup
Use the YaST System Restoration module to restore the system configuration from a
backup. Restore the entire backup or select specific components that were corrupted
and need to be reset to their old state.
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Use Expert to enter a dialog for the backup of entire hard disk areas. Current-
ly, this option only applies to the Ext2 file system.
2f Finally, set the search constraints to exclude certain system areas from the
backup area that do not need to be backed up, such as lock files or cache
files. Add, edit, or delete items until your needs are met and leave with OK.
with Create Backup or configure automatic backup. It is also possible to create
other profiles tailored for various other purposes.
selected.
an automatically generated status message of the backup process, check Send
Summary Mail to User root.
fied.