To fix the issue I simply did the following...

mv /usr/bin/rename /usr/bin/rename.orig
ln -s /bin/mv /usr/bin/rename

Testing a back up now....


Rob Morin
Senior Systems Administrator
Momentum Ventures
(514) 508-7500 Ext 207


-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Morin [mailto:rob AT mventures DOT ca] 
Sent: May-06-14 2:58 PM
To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support'
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Rename of directories error and other
oddities...

After a test by su to backuppc user, i created a dir named new and then
tried to rename it,  i got this error...

backuppc@locutus:~/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local$
rename /var/lib/backuppc/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local/new
/var/lib/backuppc/pc/momentumvserver.momentum.local/0    

Having no space between pattern and following word is deprecated at (eval 1)
line 1.
Bareword found where operator expected at (eval 1) line 1, near "/var/lib"
        (Missing operator before b?)
Search pattern not terminated at (eval 1) line 1.

As backup[PC user or as root i get the same error??

Problem with the rename command?????????


Rob Morin
Senior Systems Administrator
Momentum Ventures
(514) 508-7500 Ext 207


-----Original Message-----
From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com]
Sent: May-06-14 1:38 PM
To: General list for user discussion, questions and support
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Rename of directories error and other
oddities...

On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Rob Morin <rob AT mventures DOT ca> wrote:
> Might be, i did start one and then dequeued it... but one would figure 
> that if one is started the other should not be... :)
>
> But my biggest issue is the rename error and the fact it never saves 
> the backups!
>

If two were running, I'd expect one rename to fail.  Has this failure mode
happened more than once?

--
  Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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