rdautorest 8 October 2024 Linux Audio Manual rdautorest Tool for restoring Rivendell backups produced by rdautoback8 Fred Gleason fredg@paravelsystems.com Application Author rdautorest --yes mount-pt rdautorest8 is a command-line tool used for restoring backups of the data for the Rivendell Radio Automation System produced by rdautoback8. rdautorest8 takes one required argument: the name of a storage mount point that has been configured in fstab5. Upon startup, rdautorest8 will attempt to mount the specified mount point and restore the following data elements: The Rivendell database specified by the current rd.conf5 configuration file. The contents of the Rivendell audiostore, located at /var/snd. Any Rivendell data that is already present on the target system will be incrementally updated so as to be a precise copy of the backed-up data. After completing the restoration, rdautorest8 will automatically unmount the backup device and remove its mount point. By default rdautorest8 will print a warning and require confirmation before proceeding with the restoration. This prompt can be bypassed by providing the --yes option. fstab5 , rd.conf5