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Chapter 8 Timefinder
Timefinder is mainly used to backup and recover system data files. As for user data (such as
homepage and mails) tape driver and disk array are needed to provide protection. The focus of
host system design is an Internet Server, not a File Server. So the major function of Timefinder is
to protect system’s data files.
Timefinder features four main operations. The functions are divided into backup and recovery as
shown in the Figure below:
Among them, “Timefinder from Browser” enables users to automatically upload data （browserÆ
host）after clicking, especially when using uploaded function of browser.
If you have any difficulty when operating Timefinder, it is mostly because MIME of your current
browser is modified. Please reinstall browser.
Usually when you modified system settings or used management interface to change various
functions and tested, you need to backup your Timefinder. If you are still at testing period, please
do not backup the system data; otherwise the system will be unstable. That is why Timefinder did
not activate automatic backup.
Timerfinder needs 200-300K to backup, Though the space is not considerably large, backup can
include the settings of the whole system (except homepage and mail) and automatically keep ten
times. The old ones will be automatically deleted when the system is restarted next time.
Timefinder’s recovery function can not only recover the system settings, but also correct user
directory with kernel (in case that accounts of system password files exceeded the number stored
in current hard disk). Also it can correct the causes resulting in shutdown of system, such as
/tmp、/var、/lost+found.（Note: The function enhancement of Maat kernel is finished. But these are
not the original kernel functions for FreeBSD.）