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NAME

       backup-takedown - Bring some system services down for backups

SYNOPSIS

       backup-takedown [freq]

DESCRIPTION

       ‘backup-takedown’  is  for  running  a reduced level of system services
       during backups. To use this command  you  need  to  configure  init  by
       setting up runlevel 5 to provide the level of services you want, and to
       run backup-driver automatically on entering runlevel 5.

OPTIONS

       freq   ‘freq’ may be ‘now’, ‘soon’ or nothing depending on  the  number
              of  warning  messages  desired  - these correspond to warnings.*
              files.

FILES

       /etc/chiark-backup/warnings.*
              Files specifying what number and frequency of warnings  will  be
              produced.

       /etc/chiark-backup/settings.pl
              Configuration file for the whole of chiark-backup

AUTHOR

       This Manual page was written by Matthew Vernon <matthew@debian.org> but
       may be used by anyone.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright       (C)       1997-1998,2000-2001        Ian        Jackson
       <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
       Copyright (C) 1999 Peter Maydell <pmaydell@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
       NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR  A  PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.