Maybe I am missing something, but can't you run a script from cron that does something like :
pre_backup.sh && amdump DailySet1 && post_backup.sh On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 04:46:29PM -0400, Kurt Yoder wrote: > So, what's the easiest way to run a command on a client before the > dump starts and a different command after the dump finishes? I need > to shut down a database, do the dump, then restart the database. Do > I have to re-code the runtar executable to do this? C is a bit > beyond my abilities at this point. If anyone has an example of how > they've done this, please post or let me know. > > Thanks > > -- > Kurt Yoder > Sport & Health network administrator >
