[K12OSN] RE: OT-BackupPC Errors - fixed

[Carl Keil]

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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,
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>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