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MT backup script

/tool e-mail send to=<me@mydomain.net> subject=([/sy
stem identity get name] . " Backup") from=[/system identity get name] file=([/s
ystem identity get name] . ".backup") server=<mail.mydomain.net>

Extra space before the word Backup...?
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A is A

Hey John, thanks for the reply. That still didn't work. It seems like it may not like my mailserver possibly? Rhaas said IP in his post, but I figured DNS would take over?

Well, ya got me. I am just starting down the long and torturous road that is Mikrotik.




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A is A

haha, I've been running it for a year, and I'm not even sure I'm on the road yet. lol

I've always used the IP. I just tried with the fqdn and got the same error as you got.

I try it with my IP and I still get the same error, strange. Man, this sucks.

I'm currently on 2.9.23. I wonder if I should upgrade?

I've had issues with assigning IP's to PPPOE secrets and when removing them they re-appear, it doesn't actually remove it.

First, use quotes around the server name and e-mail address.

Second, just setup the server under /tool e-mail and then you won't have to set it.
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Comtrain Certified Tower Climber

Do you happen to know the command to set the server?

/tool e-mail set server="XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX"
/tool e-mail set from="sender@domain.com"
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Comtrain Certified Tower Climber

Here is my script and schedule - this does a backup, and works daily. I also have one the does an export and mails it to me. Same thing, just a text file. I have also included the scheduler portion - this automates it all.

/ system script
add name="ebackup" source="/system backup save name=\(\[/system identity get \
name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \
\[/system clock get date\] 0 3\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 4 \
6\]\); /tool e-mail send to=\"admin@mydomain.com\" subject=\(\[/system \
identity get name\] . \" Backup \" . \[/system clock get date\]\) \
file=\(\[/system identity get name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \[/system clock get \
date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 0 3\] . \[:pick \
\[/system clock get date\] 4 6\] . \".backup\"\); :delay 10; /file rem \
\[/file find name=\(\[/system identity get name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \
\[/system clock get date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 0 \
3\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 4 6\] . \".backup\"\)\]; :log \
info \(\"System Backup emailed at \" . \[/sys cl get time\] . \" \" . \
\[/sys cl get date\]\)" \
policy=ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,winbox,password

/ system scheduler
add name="email-backup" on-event=ebackup start-date=jan/01/1970 \
start-time=06:05:00 interval=1d comment="" disabled=no
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Thanks jdmart1, that worked just as I needed. Thanks again for the scheduler.

BTW, does that script over-write the file? Or create a new one each day? It seems like it would fill up my DOM card pretty fast.

It deletes the file when done.
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reply to Keithb
Hey Jack thanks for sharing that script. I have been trying to accomplish exactly what it does.

Owen

reply to Keithb
»www.butchevans.com/readarticle.p···le_id=17

That is a complete script with explanations of how it works. Hope it's useful.
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Butch Evans
»www.butchevans.com/

I also have one that runs that creates my config as a txt file. (Just like when you type export). The script is below:

/ system script
add name="config-export" source="/export file=\(\[/system identity get name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \
\[/system clock get date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 0 3\] . \[:pick \[/system \
clock get date\] 4 6\]\); /tool e-mail send to=\"admin@magicwisp.com\" subject=\(\[/system \
identity get name\] . \" Backup \" . \[/system clock get date\]\) file=\(\[/system identity get \
name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 0 \
3\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 4 6\] . \".rsc\"\); :delay 10; /file rem \[/file find \
name=\(\[/system identity get name\] . \"-\" . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 7 11\] . \[:pick \
\[/system clock get date\] 0 3\] . \[:pick \[/system clock get date\] 4 6\] . \".rsc\"\)\]; :log \
info \(\"System Backup emailed at \" . \[/sys cl get time\] . \" \" . \[/sys cl get date\]\)" \
policy=ftp,reboot,read,write,policy,test,winbox,password

The scheduler for it:

/ system scheduler
add name="export-email" on-event=config-export start-date=jan/01/1970 start-time=06:05:00 interval=1d \
comment="" disabled=no
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reply to Keithb
Added to the FAQ as a link back to this thread: »Wireless ISP FAQ »Are there any Mikrotik backup scripts I can use?