[K12OSN] RE: OT-BackupPC Errors - fixed
Carl Keil
carl at snarlnet.com
Wed Mar 1 03:09:47 UTC 2006
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>On Thu, 2006-23-02 at 10:47 -0800, Carl Keil wrote:
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>>> I thought you all should be reminded, when in doubt reboot. (That was
>>> is my Windows troubleshooting mantra. I guess it can apply to Linux too.)
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>I don't concur. I have found that rebooting a Linux server to fix a
>problem is usually entertained by those less experienced with Linux
>distro administration.
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>Anyway, that PIPE error you've been seeing with BackupPC will most
>likely rear it's head again: when, I can't say. But, it's almost always
>caused by the timeout setting in your main config.pl file being too low.
>Change $Conf{ClientTimeout} to a higher value to, say, 72000 (20 hours).
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>Check out BackupPC's mailing list. There are many posts there from
>people who have experienced the same problem.
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>Regards,
>
>Ranbir
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I'll defer to your linux wisdom.
I prefaced my comment by saying I was desperate for a solution. You can
only take my word that I googled *for days* to no avail before posting
my request for help.
I will look at the setting you suggest and I thank you for your general
troubleshooting advice and the specifics about my case.
ck
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