>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tony Molloy [mailto:tony.molloy AT ul DOT ie]
>Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:56 PM
>To: sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se; General list for user discussion, 
>questions and
>support
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC
>
>On Thursday 28 January 2010 11:20:05 Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Pascal Bourdais [mailto:pbourdais AT infagri DOT fr]
>> >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:04 PM
>> >To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
>> >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC
>> >
>> >su - backuppc
>>
>> Already tried that, same thing happens:
>>
>> root@mach012 ~/ [0]# su - backuppc
>> root@mach012 ~/ [0]# /usr/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail -u
>
>You're still root!!
>
>>  sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se /usr/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail: Wrong user: my
>>  userid is 0, instead of 150 (backuppc)
>    ^^^^^^
>
>definately still root
>
>> Please su backuppc first
>> BackupPC::Lib->new failed
>> root@mach012 ~/ [0]#
>>
>
>On my machine
>
>[root@shannon ~]#
>[root@shannon ~]# su - backuppc
>[backuppc@shannon ~]$
>
>see changed user to backuppc
>
>[backuppc@shannon ~]$ /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_sendEmail -u
>[email protected]
>Sending test email using /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -f backuppc
>
>[backuppc@shannon ~]$ grep root /etc/passwd
>root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
>
>[backuppc@shannon ~]$ grep backuppc /etc/passwd
>backuppc:x:490:490: BackupPC User :/home/backuppc:/bin/bash
>
>I suspect your backuppc user is not set up correctly. In my case it's got a
>uid of 490 and is a login account

The BackupPC installer sets the backuppc account up with nologin (no GUI 
login). In /etc/passwd the shell is /bin/false, so no GUI login allowed, but 
it should allow one to su in as backuppc. I solved that by adding the "-s 
/bin/bash", as per the previous post. Now I can su properly to backuppc.

The problem *now* is that /bin/mail doesn't understand the "-t" switch. As I 
mentioned, I can't find anything about this t parameter in man mail, but in 
the /usr/bin/BackupPC_SendEmail script  the t parameter is mentioned as 
something that " -t  display the emails that would be sent, without sending 
them".

To me this is rather cryptic, and I don't quite understand the why's, what's 
and where's of this alluring "-t" and how I fix this.

Grateful for any help! Thanks.

-- 
/Sorin

smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation
Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business
Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts
Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away.
http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com

_______________________________________________
BackupPC-users mailing list
BackupPC-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
List:    https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
Wiki:    http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/