BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] periodically e2fsck the device /var/lib/backuppc

2009-09-04 16:35:02
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] periodically e2fsck the device /var/lib/backuppc
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: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:32:08 -0800
Matthias Meyer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I plan to periodically e2fsck my /var/lib/backuppc.
> I want to write a bash script which check if BackupPC_dump is running.
> If not, it will stop backuppc, unmount the device and run
> e2fsck -fp $device
>
> What is about BackupPC_link? Should I check for this process too?
>   

Yes.

> There are further processes for which I should wait before unmounting the
> device?
>   

BackupPC_nightly

BackupPC_trashClean is started by the BackupPC service, but the dump and 
nightly jobs are (by default) schedule based, and the link follows a 
dump.  The job queue is not retained over a shutdown-startup cycle.

> Thanks
> Matthias
>   

Chris


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