On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Tapio Lehtonen
<tapio.lehtonen AT satatuuli DOT fi> wrote:
> Need to backup host that does not answer to ping. Tried to modify PingCmd
> and/or PingPath, but looks like modifications has no effect.
>
> I added to /etc/backuppc/pc/<hostname> file theses, tried several
> permutations:
>
> #$Conf{PingCmd} = '/bin/true';
> $Conf{PingPath} = '/bin/echo';
>

The $Conf{PingCmd} setting should work if it isn't commented out.  You
can set this in the 'edit config' link on the host's web page (under
Backup Settings).   Otherwise you probably have to restart backuppc or
tell it to reload the configs.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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