> > i want a backup of my server as of now, so i start one with BackupPC_dump.
> > before it finishes, the scheduler starts another one, which executes
> > simultaneously.  seems like trouble.
>
> The server/scheduler doesn't know about programs you start from the
> command line.  If you are doing a one-off manually, why not just use
> the web interface to start a backup?   If you need to do it from cron
> or some other program you can use BackupPC_serverMesg to tell the
> server what you want it to do:
>
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=ServerMesg_commands

thank you les, i'll try that next time.

as for BackupPC_dump, either it ought to feedback the same activity awareness as BackupPC_serverMesg, or its documentation ought to warn of the risk and advise against its use.

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