This page last changed on Jun 18, 2007 by rosie@atlassian.com.

You can backup your Crowd data by exporting it to an XML file. The data includes:

  • your Crowd server configuration details, including connection details for all your directories and applications.
  • any internal directories that exist.

It is recommended that you backup your data regularly, especially after any significant configuration changes. It is also recommended that you perform regular backups of your database.

To backup your Crowd data,

  1. Login to the Crowd Administration Console.
  2. Click the 'Backup & Restore' link in the top navigation bar.
  3. Click the 'Backup' tab.
  4. Select the 'Reset Domain' checkbox if the backup file will be restored onto a different server. Selecting 'Reset Domain' will reset the domain to blank. (After you restore the data, you can change the domain as described in 5.2.3 Domain.)
  5. Select the 'Reset Console Password' checkbox if the backup file will be restored onto a different server. Selecting 'Reset Console Password' will reset the password to the application name for every application defined in Crowd. (After you restore the data, you can change each application's password by editing each application as described in 3.1 Using the Application Browser.)
  6. Type an appropriate 'File Backup Path', including the name of the XML file, then click the 'Submit' button.

To restore your Crowd data,

Before you begin: If you created the XML backup file on a different server, edit the crowd.properties file and change the password to match the password of the server on which you created the XML backup file.

  1. Login to the Crowd Administration Console.
  2. Click the 'Backup & Restore' link in the top navigation bar.
  3. Click the 'Restore' tab.
  4. In the 'Restore File Path' field, type the path to the XML file. Then click the 'Submit' button.

Screenshot 1: 'Backup'
 




Screenshot 2: 'Restore'







Related Topics  

Crowd Documentation  


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