On Thursday 28 January 2010 10:18:24 Sorin Srbu wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I wanted to test the mail function with BackupPC as described on
> http://webserveraddress/backuppc/html/doc/BackupPC.html#step_8__checking_em
> ail_delivery, but got the below error message. I installed BackupPC
>  according to the CentOS-BackupPC wiki at
>  http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BackupPC.
> 
> Could anyone offer any insights on this? I though the backuppc-account was
>  a nologin (or some such) account, thus a su isn't possible.
> 
> root@mach012 ~/ [0]# su backuppc

Try su - backuppc

to get backuppc's environment.

Tony
> root@mach012 ~/ [0]# /usr/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail -u
>  sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se /usr/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail: Wrong user: my
>  userid is 0, instead of 150 (backuppc)
> Please su backuppc first
> BackupPC::Lib->new failed
> root@mach012 ~/ [0]#
> 
> Thanks for any help or explanations.
> 

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