BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] invalid mail option

2009-05-08 21:03:05
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] invalid mail option
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 19:58:12 -0500
Tim Cole wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting backuppc configured to send status emails.  
> In the log I noticed it's trying to use the -t option which doesn't 
> work.  I tried changing the mail path from /bin/mail to 
> /usr/sbin/sendmail, but I don't think that will work correctly either.  
> The log entry is:
> 
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43 BackupPC_nightly now running BackupPC_sendEmail
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43  admin : /bin/mail: invalid option -- t
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43  admin : Usage: mail [-iInv] [-s subject] [-c cc-addr] 
> [-b bcc-addr] to-addr ...
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43  admin :             [-- sendmail-options ...]
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43  admin :        mail [-iInNv] -f [name]
> 2009-05-08 01:00:43  admin :        mail [-iInNv] [-u user]
> 
> If somebody can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.  I 
> would like to get confirmation of successful backups each morning for all 
> hosts.
> 
> Tim
> 
/usr/sbin/sendmail should be right.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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