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Re: [BackupPC-users] Starting BackupPC without using init.d scripts

2009-08-27 17:20:16
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Starting BackupPC without using init.d scripts
From: Chris Robertson <crobertson AT gci DOT net>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:15:10 -0800
Volker Thiel wrote:
> Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to install BackupPC on the QNAP  
> TS-509 Pro NAS system. So far I managed to get through the  
> installation and I can start the server by calling the executable as  
> user "backuppc": /path/to/installation/bin/BackupPC
>
> This call results in the PID printed on the command line and I can  
> communicate with the server as described in the documentation  
> (Installing BackupPC, Step 7: Talking to BackupPC). I'd like to set up  
> the init.d script, but none of the scripts generated during the  
> installation worked. I guess the linux distribution used on the QNAP  
> NAS is too different from Debian, Suse, RedHat and the like. I *could*  
> start digging into System V, but maybe someone here has a working  
> solution already?
>   

Perhaps...  http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?t=192#p679

> Also, I'd like to know if there's a way to start BackupPC in daemon  
> mode?

/path/to/installation/bin/BackupPC -d

>  Maybe I missed that section in the docs, but judging from the  
> generated init.d scripts it seems as if it relies on some system calls  
> to start in daemon mode.
>
> Volker Thiel

Chris


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