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Author: simon Date: 2003-07-31 10:17:14 +0100 (Thu, 31 Jul 2003) New Revision: 1270 Modified: trunk/siesta/lib/Siesta/UserGuide.pod Log: Add create-database, create-backup and a note about bandito Modified: trunk/siesta/lib/Siesta/UserGuide.pod ============================================================================== --- trunk/siesta/lib/Siesta/UserGuide.pod 2003-07-30 22:17:43 UTC (rev 1269) +++ trunk/siesta/lib/Siesta/UserGuide.pod 2003-07-31 09:17:14 UTC (rev 1270) @@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ generally administering your system. +=head1 Setting up the database + +The first thing you need to do is create a database. + +Fortunately this is easy. Running + + % nacho create-database + +should do everything for you (providing the config in your siesta.conf +is ok). + + +=head1 Migrating a list from Mailman + +Use the I<bandito> tool shipped with Siesta to steal the +config - given the path to a mailman list config db it +should automatically create a new sistes list, subscribe any +necessary users, set up configs and generally 'just work'. + +It will even migrate your archives across for you. + +How handy :) + + =head1 Creating a List Run this command: @@ -239,6 +263,24 @@ List 'myfirstlist' deleted + +=head1 Making backups + +Running the command + + % nacho create-backup + +will print a shell script to STDOUT. + +This shell script consists of nacho commands to restore your +systems to its glorious past should anything go wrong. + +=head1 Upgrading + +Simply make a backup as described above, install the latest version from CPAN and then +run the nacho generated script to restore your system. + + =head1 Miscellanous This will run mariach for all lists and output the html @@ -261,7 +303,7 @@ =head1 SEE ALSO -L<Siesta>, L<nacho>, L<tequila>, L<mariachi> +L<Siesta>, L<nacho>, L<tequila>, L<mariachi>, L<bandito> =cut
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