LONE-TAR v4.3.2.1

NOW AVAILABLE for 32bit & 64bit Linux!
Coming Soon for SCO 5 & SCO 6

LONE-TAR v4.3.2.1 Release Candidate 4.

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This is the first release candidate, this will not become final until a couple weeks of testing out in the field. Please do not use this version for Production until it is in its final release. Thanks and enjoy.

New features in LONE-TAR v4.3.2.1

1. GOSH.COM is being integrated into the LONE-TAR Menu Interface. This will allow separation of off-site backups compared to on-site backups.
   For example:  To reduce data transfer over the pipe, you can do a Master Backup to your local tape, or BackupServer(tm) and at the same time do a Selective
   off-site backup using LONE-TAR or rsync to reduce off-site backup time and data storage use.
2. ltar.S.cron:  for GOSH added  ABORT_GOSH_VERIFY
   See 'faq.add'
   This allows users to abort Verify processes during an offsite backup to reduce production server downtime.
3. Added variable LT_INSTALL_DIR="/home/whatever".  Default is '/tmp'.
   This variable now exists in 'ltinstall.sh' which is the LONE-TAR installation script.
   Many Resellers now  have customers that are demanding a more secure and tighter environment on their Servers.  This will put heavier restrictions on files migrating through directory '/tmp'. This new variable will allow avoidng '/tmp' during installtion. Also, for other Operating Systems chores, you may want to consider changing TMPDIR to a directory other then '/tmp'.
4. Function 'CheckUserCommands()' has been added to all ltar.*.* scripts.
   LTBEFOREBACKUP – executes any commands before a backup
   LTAFTERBACKUP – executes any commands after a backup
   LTBEFOREVERIFY – executes any commands before a verify
   LTAFTERVERIFY – executes any commands after a successful verify
   '/usr/lone-tar/ltar_before' and 'ltar_after' are still in use as they have been for decades.  However, with the addition of all the new techniques, hardware and approaches to backup, there are times where a device type (ltar.dev:LTtype) may be the same (USB, NAS, FTP), yet how this device LTDEVICE handles commands such as ejecting, inserting, mounting or unmounting can and will differ between device TYPES. The new variables listed above can be added as a COMMAND to deal with each device NUMBER. When used, you would not want to also use the same command inside 'ltar_before' or 'ltar_after'.
   For mounted filesystem backups, have added in Device Manager a variable to unmount device after a successful backup and verify. When adding a new device, LONE-TAR will ask for an umount command.
5. Added to 'ltar.cfg'
     - Email failures only
     - FTP_FLAGS="-n"
     - MAIL_TO_1    only email these address on a failure. If successful no email gets sent.
6. Fixed NFS restores with RESCUE-RANGER. Now all you have to do is mount the NFS before creating a RR cd, and RESCUE-RANGER will be able
   to restore device.
7. Bringing back the name AIR-BAG. We fixed a lot of error messages and allowed restores from GOSH using rsync.
8. Cleaned up a lot of menu options from older code.
9. Got a new command in '/usr/lone-tar/gosh' directory called gosh
   - This file will allow rsync backups to any remote destination. Built ready for backups to GOSH.com.