Daily Backup Script

Description

Automates system backups daily with log rotation and email alerting on failures.

Configuration

Edit the following variables in daily_backup.sh:

• SOURCE_DIR: Directory to back up.
• BACKUP_DIR: Directory to store backups.
• BACKUP_RETENTION_DAYS: Number of days to keep old backups.
• LOGS_RETENTION_DAYS: Number of days to keep old logs.
• EMAIL_DIST: Email to notify on errors.

Usage

Make the script executable:

chmod +x backup-script.sh

To test it manually:

./backup-script.sh