=== Configuring rsnapshot ===
:nano This section shows how to configure the rsnapshot.conf configuration file. * Open a "terminal" session and login to the "root" user ID. * Move to the "/etc" directory. <blockquote>{{Code|cd /etc}}</blockquote> * Make a backup copy of the rsnapshot configuration file. Why? So that there is a reference just in case. <blockquote>{{Code|cp rsnapshot.confrsnapshot.conf.bkup}}</blockquote> * Now using a favourite editor, open the "rnapshot.conf" file.<br/>'''Please Note:''' Items in the configuration file are separated by "tab" characters and NOT multiple spaces.<blockquote>{{Code|nano rsnapshot.conf}}</blockquote>
make the following modifications to the file rsnapshot.conf