added support for --defaults-file

etc/backup.d/example.mysql

-dbusername	= root
-dbpassword	= test
-dbhost		= localhost
-databases	= all
-backupdir	= /var/backups/mysql
-hotcopy		= yes
-sqldump		= yes
-compress    	= yes
+## backupninja mysql config file ##
 
+dbhost      = localhost
+databases   = all
+backupdir   = /var/backups/mysql
+hotcopy     = yes
+sqldump     = no
+compress    = yes
+
+## authentication ##
+
+configfile = /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
+
+# or...
+# dbusername  = <dbuser>
+# dbpassword  = <dbpassword>
+
+# or...
+# user = root
+
+## notes ##
+
+# configfile = < path/to/file > (default = /etc/mysql/debian.cnf)
+# The config file is passed to mysql with --defaults-file.
+# On debian, this default will allow backupninja to make backups
+# of mysql without configuring any additional options. 
+# (this option is not compatible with "user" or "dbusername").
 #
-# user = <user>
+# user = <user> (default = root)
 # Run mysql commands as 'user'. A valid .my.cnf must exist with a 
 # database username and password in the user's home directory.
-# If this option is not set, use dbusername and dbpassword instead.
+# (this option is not compatible with "configfile" or "dbusername").
 #
-# dbusername = <dbuser>
+# dbusername = <dbuser> (no default)
 # The user must have access to the databases specified later.
-# Use this option if not using the 'user' option.
+# (this option is not compatible with "configfile" or "user").
 #
-# dbpassword = <dbpass>
-# The password. this password will NOT be passed on the command line
-# and is not readable using "ps aux". make sure that this file is not
-# world readable. Use this to specify the password in this config file
-# instead of ~user/.my.cnf.
+# dbpassword = <dbpass> (no default)
+# The password used with dbusername. this password will NOT be passed 
+# on the command line and is not readable using "ps aux".
 #
-# dbhost = <host>
+# dbhost = <host> (default = localhost)
 # only localhost works right now.
 #
-# databases = < all | db1 db2 db3 >
+# databases = < all | db1 db2 db3 > (default = all)
 # which databases to backup. should either be the word 'all' or a 
-# comma seperated list of database names.
+# space separated list of database names.
 #
-# backupdir = < path/to/destination >
+# backupdir = < path/to/destination > (default = /var/backups/mysql)
 # where to dump the backups. hotcopy backups will be in a subdirectory 'hotcopy' and
 # sqldump backups will be in a subdirectory 'sqldump'
 #
-# hotcopy = < yes | no >
+# hotcopy = < yes | no > (default = yes)
 # make a backup of the actual database binary files using mysqlhotcopy.
 #
-# sqldump = < yes | no >
+# sqldump = < yes | no > (default = no)
 # make a backup using mysqldump. this creates text files with sql commands
 # sufficient to recontruct the database.
 #
-# compress = < yes | no >
+# compress = < yes | no > (default = yes)
 # if yes, compress the sqldump output. 
 #
-# vsname = <vserver>
+# vsname = <vserver> (no default)
 # what vserver to operate on, only used if vserver = yes in /etc/backupninja.conf
 # if you do not specify a vsname the host will be operated on
 

handlers/mysql

@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 #
 
 getconf backupdir /var/backups/mysql
+getconf configfile /etc/mysql/debian.cnf
 getconf databases all
 getconf compress yes
 getconf dbusername
 getconf dbpassword
 getconf dbhost localhost
-getconf hotcopy no
+getconf hotcopy yes
 getconf sqldump no
 getconf user root
 getconf vsname
 
 # If vservers are configured, decide if the handler should
 # use them or if it should just operate on the host
+
 if [ "$VSERVERS" = "yes" ]
 then
 	if [ ! -z $vsname ]
@@ -50,19 +52,16 @@ else
 fi
 
 # create .my.cnf
-# (we do this because we don't want to have to specify the password on the command line
-# because then anyone would be able to see it with a 'ps aux'. instead, we create a 
-# temporary ~/.my.cnf in root's home directory).
+# only if dbusername and dbpassword specified.
+# we create a tmp file because we don't want to have to
+# specify the password on the command line.
 
-if [ "$dbusername" != "" ]; then
-	home=`grep '^root:' $vroot/etc/passwd | awk -F: '{print $6}'`
-	[ -d $home ] || fatal "Can't find root's home directory ($home)."
-	mycnf="$vroot$home/.my.cnf"
+defaultsfile=""
+if [ "$dbusername" != "" -a "$dbpassword" != "" ]; then
+	mycnf="/tmp/backupninja.$$.my.cnf"
 	if [ -f $mycnf ]; then
-		# rename temporarily
-		tmpcnf="$home/my.cnf.disable"
-		debug "mv $mycnf $tmpcnf"
-		mv $mycnf $tmpcnf
+		debug "rm $mycnf"
+		rm $mycnf
 	fi
 	oldmask=`umask`
 	umask 077
@@ -81,17 +80,21 @@ user=$dbusername
 password=$dbpassword
 EOF
 	umask $oldmask
+	defaultsfile="--defaults-file $mycnf"
+else
+	# otherwise, use $configfile
+	defaultsfile="--defaults-file $configfile"
 fi
-	
+
 ## HOT COPY
 
 if [ "$hotcopy" == "yes" ]; then 
 	if [ "$databases" == "all" ]; then
 		if [ $usevserver ]
 		then
-			execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLHOTCOPY --quiet --allowold --regexp /.\*/./.\*/ $hotdir"
+			execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLHOTCOPY $defaultsfile --quiet --allowold --regexp /.\*/./.\*/ $hotdir"
 		else
-			execstr="$MYSQLHOTCOPY --quiet --allowold --regexp /.\*/./.\*/ $hotdir"
+			execstr="$MYSQLHOTCOPY $defaultsfile --quiet --allowold --regexp /.\*/./.\*/ $hotdir"
 		fi
 		debug "su $user -c '$execstr'"
 		if [ ! $test ]; then
@@ -109,9 +112,9 @@ if [ "$hotcopy" == "yes" ]; then
 		for db in $databases; do
 			if [ $usevserver ]
 			then
-				execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLHOTCOPY --allowold $db $hotdir"
+				execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLHOTCOPY $defaultsfile --allowold $db $hotdir"
 			else
-				execstr="$MYSQLHOTCOPY --allowold $db $hotdir"
+				execstr="$MYSQLHOTCOPY $defaultsfile --allowold $db $hotdir"
 			fi
 			debug "su $user -c '$execstr'"
 			if [ ! $test ]; then
@@ -135,18 +138,18 @@ if [ "$sqldump" == "yes" ]; then
 	if [ "$databases" == "all" ]; then
 		if [ $usevserver ]
 		then
-			databases=`echo 'show databases' | $VSERVER $vsname exec su $user -c "$MYSQL" | grep -v Database`
+			databases=`echo 'show databases' | $VSERVER $vsname exec su $user -c "$MYSQL $defaultsfile" | grep -v Database`
 		else
-			databases=`echo 'show databases' | su $user -c "$MYSQL" | grep -v Database`
+			databases=`echo 'show databases' | su $user -c "$MYSQL $defaultsfile" | grep -v Database`
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	for db in $databases; do
 		if [ $usevserver ]
 		then
-			execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLDUMP --lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names $db > $vroot$dumpdir/${db}.sql"
+			execstr="$VSERVER $vsname exec $MYSQLDUMP $defaultsfile --lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names $db > $vroot$dumpdir/${db}.sql"
 		else
-			execstr="$MYSQLDUMP --lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names $db > $dumpdir/${db}.sql"
+			execstr="$MYSQLDUMP $defaultsfile --lock-tables --complete-insert --add-drop-table --quick --quote-names $db > $dumpdir/${db}.sql"
 		fi
 		debug "su $user -c '$execstr'"
 		if [ ! $test ]; then
@@ -168,14 +171,10 @@ if [ "$sqldump" == "yes" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-if [ "$dbusername" != "" ]; then
-	## clean up tmp config file
+# clean up tmp config file
+if [ -f "$mycnf" ]; then
 	debug "rm $mycnf"
 	rm $mycnf
-	if [ -f "$tmpcnf" ]; then
-		debug "mv $tmpcnf $mycnf"
-		mv $tmpcnf $mycnf
-	fi
 fi
 
 return 0