Re: [BackupPC-users] Error ' getaddrinfo is not a valid Socket macro' af

Here is info from my machine, currently running CentOS 6.8. I was able to resolve the problem by manually installing both ExtUtils-Constant-0.23 and Socket-2.024 by hand, they would not compile with CPAN.

Thanks,

-John

# perl -v

This is perl, v5.10.1 (*) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the

GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on

this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the

Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.

# perl -e 'use Socket; print $Socket::VERSION . "\n"'

1.82

From: Craig Barratt [mailto:cbarratt AT users.sourceforge DOT net]
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 10:34 PM
To: General list for user discussion, questions and support <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Error ' getaddrinfo is not a valid Socket macro' after upgrading to 4.1

Steve Palm reported that error last week on this list. It relates to a patch included in 4.x to make ipv6 work.

It's likely you have an old version of perl and Socket.pm. Could you tell us your versions? Run this:

perl -v

perl -e 'use Socket; print $Socket::VERSION . "\n"'

Try upgrading Socket.pm:

sudo cpan

install Socket

I'll add a version check on Socket to configure.pl.

Craig

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 6:25 PM, John Barton <jbarton AT sts-llc DOT net> wrote:

I recently upgraded from BackupPC 3.3.0 to version 4.1. The upgrade process itself seemed to go OK, and I only had to fix a few unquoted items in my config file for BackupPC to successfully restart. Now, however, when I try to run a backup on a client that was working prior to the upgrade, I get the following error in my log, and the backup never attempts to run, nor is there any error in the web interface. Any input is appreciated.

2017-03-27 20:16:17 User admin requested backup of hostname.domain.com (hostname.domain.com)

2017-03-27 20:16:17 hostname.domain.com: getaddrinfo is not a valid Socket macro at /usr/local/BackupPC/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm line 1413

John Barton

Specialized Tech Solutions, LLC

Jbarton AT sts-llc DOT net

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