Re: Backup and file extensions
by Ken Task. Confirmed the scripts DO RUN on CentOS 7. So there's a good chance that they will also run on Ubuntu lastest. ;)'spirit of sharing', Ken
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by Uwe Brauer. thanks very much for the links, I am on Kubuntu 14.04 and will see whether the scripts will work and report back!Uwe Brauer
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by Uwe Brauer. Report from Kubuntu 14.04extracted the zip file, copied a backup in the directoryrun source doithere is the outcomeThis will create two files: contenthash.txt and filenames.txt which...
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by Uwe Brauer. progress,first I was working in the tcsh shell where the errors occurred. I switched to the bash shell then source doit did not report any error and after running source commands.txt it...
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by Ken Task. Glad it helped and thanks for the feedback/suggestions.The README didn't emphasize the requirement for a bash shell enough I guess. I'll re-word-smith it so that it 'stands out'.For...
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by Uwe Brauer. Hello I found that iconv -f UTF8 -t US-ASCII//TRANSLIT files.xml> files-new.xml mv files-new.xml files.xmlsolved the issue.I marked your reply as useful.
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by Ken Task. Thanks. I'll see if I can't get something similar in the scripts.Yours is also useful! ;)'spirit of sharing', Ken
View ArticleFiles table shows lots of backup.mbz files - I want them gone!
by Chris Pratt. Sorry for the dramatic subject but after trying to free up space on our Moodle server for a few days I keep seeing backup.mbz files in the mdl_files table. But when I check the course...
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by Chris Pratt. Ok, starting to think these aren't backups as such. They seem to be deleted items inside the recycle bin. Surely they should be named more appropriately?
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by Ken Task. Do you have automated backups set to go to an alternative directory ... a directory outside of moodledata/filedir/? or set to go to both an alternative area + the normal file...
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by Chris Pratt. Hi KenThanks for all those suggestions. We run full server backups with backup exec and don't permit teacher backups of courses (export is permitted). Cron is running fine now (was...
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by Ken Task. This 'wabbit' hard to chase down sometimes. :\ Assignment submissions in Media based courses will always be larger than others. Teachers play a part in such issues ... depending upon...
View Articleproblem in start date of restored course
by moodle question. Hallo,I have a problem in the restored course start date, I hope you can help me.when I backup course and restore it in the new course. the first section in restored course has the...
View ArticleRe: Restoring a course...blank page
by Jan Combrink. Hi allI am on Moodle 2.5 and have a similar problem where the screen goes blank on restore. The contents of the backup file (made on the same install of Moodle) looks fine as far as...
View ArticleBackup in a version 2.5.2 and restore in a version 3.1.2
by Federico Arismendi Weigle. Hi, i created a backup file in moodle version 2.5.2 and after can not restore my course in another moodle version (3.1.2). When i try, i have a problem whit that. How i...
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by Ken Task. Need some more information to begin an attempt to address the problem.So, suggest sharing more information about what happens when you try. Screen shot? If error message showed during...
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by Federico Arismendi Weigle. Hello Ken, No problem with sharing this error message.i attach a screen shoot.Thanks for any help.
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by Ken Task. Well, that's 'special'! :\ Haven't seen that one before, but then again ...Thanks for the pic. Did you recently upgrade to 3.2?(check your Moodle version).If you recently upgraded, how...
View Articleupload date for restored files
by moodle question. Hi,when I restored file to the new course page, the uploaded date is the old one not the date of the restoreis there a way to change thisthanks
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by Emma Richardson. You can change the start date of the course if you are restoring an entire course. I am not sure what you mean by upload date?
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