Unable to disable scheduled backups
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Problem
Unable to disable the scheduled backups feature in Bamboo.
- Go to
Bamboo administration >> Scheduled backups
. - Click the edit button.
- Check "Disable scheduled backups".
- Click the save button.
At this point, it looks like the scheduled backups was turned off. - Navigate to another page and go back to the scheduled backups page (or simply reload the page).
- The scheduled backups feature is still enabled.
Diagnosis
Check if the path where the backup is getting created is a symbolic link. This is one of the possible causes.
Workaround
1. Symbolic link
If the path is a symbolic link, remove the symbolic link and replace it with a directory, after that you should be able to disable the scheduled backups feature.
2. Manually disable scheduled backups
If you're not using a symbolic link and are unsure as to the root cause, you can manually disable the scheduled backups feature following the steps below:
- Stop Bamboo.
Set
<isDisabled>
to true inside the<bamboo-home>/xml-data/configuration/administration.xml
file:<scheduleBackupConfiguration> <backupCronExpression>0 0 0 ? * *</backupCronExpression> <backupFilePrefix>bamboo_backup_</backupFilePrefix> <backupFileFormat>yyyy_MM_dd</backupFileFormat> <lastRanDate>1462435182707</lastRanDate> <isDisabled>false</isDisabled> <exportArtifacts>true</exportArtifacts> <awaitJobCompletion>true</awaitJobCompletion> </scheduleBackupConfiguration>
- Start Bamboo.