This section covers operational procedures for managing a CARINA OS installation, including GUI management, logging, backups, and system updates.
carina gui enable
sudo reboot
carina gui disable
sudo reboot
| Log | Location |
|---|---|
| Sandbox activity | /var/log/carina/sandbox.log |
| CARINA Control | /var/log/carina-control.log |
| First-boot | journalctl -u carina-firstboot |
| System | /var/log/syslog |
Sandbox logs are rotated weekly with 4 weeks retention via /etc/logrotate.d/carina-sandbox.
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| CARINA config | /etc/carina/ |
| Profiles | /opt/carina/profiles/ |
| Sandbox state | /var/lib/carina/ |
| Logs | /var/log/carina/ |
#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/carina-$(date +%Y%m%d)"
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
cp -r /etc/carina "$BACKUP_DIR/"
cp -r /opt/carina/profiles "$BACKUP_DIR/"
cp -r /var/lib/carina "$BACKUP_DIR/"
cp -r /var/log/carina "$BACKUP_DIR/"
echo "Backup complete: $BACKUP_DIR"
cd /path/to/carina-os
git pull
sudo ./bootstrap/bootstrap-carina.sh
carina doctor
The bootstrap script is idempotent and safe to re-run.
sudo usermod -aG carina,dialout,plugdev <username>
root:carina with 2775 (setgid)root:carina with 664cd /home/ubuntu/wiki-deploy
sudo docker compose up -d # Start
sudo docker compose down # Stop
sudo docker compose restart # Restart
cd /home/ubuntu/wiki-deploy
sudo docker compose pull wiki
sudo docker compose up -d wiki
sudo docker exec wiki-db pg_dump -U wiki wiki > wiki-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql
cat wiki-backup-YYYYMMDD.sql | sudo docker exec -i wiki-db psql -U wiki wiki
wiki-deploy/ directory to new serverRelated: Mission Manual, Getting Started