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Originally posted by tlf288
I realize this has been suggested before, but I feel it is needed now more than ever with this whole sleugh of PWs.
The manager, and only the manager, should be able to backup the entire server with 1 click via Graal.net . To save bandwidth, the backup doesn't have to be downlaoded. As long as it is stored locally I think it will settle most problems. A downloadable backup would be nice, but to save bandwidth I think it would be appropriate to only let the backup file be downloaded once a month.
This could save the PWA a lot of headaches in the very near future. The manager should be reminded somehow, email seems right, to backup their server atleast once a month. I don't think that this would take up a whole lot of space on the server, especially if only 2-3 backups would be able to be kept on the server at any one time.
I remember when Birdbird left Graal2001, I backedup up everything, and I mean everything. It took me about 2 hours to do it in, and probabbly twice as long to restore it all. If a backup option would have been implemented then I would have saved not only tons of time for myself, but also bandwidth for GraalOnline.
I feel this option is extremely needed.
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If you already have everything at your disposal, what's the point? You actually wasted your time backing up Graal2001. Stefan has
everything for that server considering that it is handled directly by Graal Online. Besides that, its the manager's responsibilty to know to whom they give what rights to certain abilities. If they foolishly give away RCs with full rights then it will be thier own undoing and they deserve every bit of it for being irresponsible. Besides that, they should already have everything considering that they are the manager. The idea is nice and all, but some servers can be over 100mb.
The key thing to remember is to be a responsible manager. If you go around giving people FTP and NC access without a second thought you're just asking for trouble. Know who you hire and make sure you can trust them and that they are of a very stable mind before you give them such abilities. That is the easiest way to avoid one of the most common problems that plagues a lot of servers.