Topic: Scheduling the SMESERVER-DAR2

[the-heck]

I have been testing the SMESERVER-DAR2 contrib.  The webpanel for the Job is having a schedule field.  Even though I pick any of the day, including *, the task doesn't seem to go on schedule.

When I do click the Backup, or issue via commandline the backup is going well.

What could be wrong?

the-heck

[dmay]

I have been testing the SMESERVER-DAR2 contrib.  The webpanel for the Job is having a schedule field.  Even though I pick any of the day, including *, the task doesn't seem to go on schedule.

When I do click the Backup, or issue via commandline the backup is going well.

What could be wrong?

the-heck

You have not provided enough info. Try adding these results to your post:

# rpm -q smeserver-release smeserver-dar2
# db dar2 show jobname
# cat /etc/crontab

Darrell

[the-heck]

Darell,
This is the result.  Thanks for the assistance.

[root@fileshare ~]# rpm -q smeserver-release smeserver-dar2
smeserver-release-7.1.3-1.el4.sme
smeserver-dar2-0.0.1-3dmay

[root@fileshare ~]# db dar2 show fullbackup
fullbackup=dar2
    Backup=etc/e-smith/templates-custom,etc/e-smith/templates-user-custom,etc/group,etc/gshadow,etc/passwd,etc/samba/secrets.tdb,etc/samba/smbpasswd,etc/shadow,etc/smbpasswd,etc/ssh,etc/sudoers,home/e-smith,root
    Compression=0
    Description=Full Backup
    Exclude=
    Expiry=0
    Mount=/media/usbdisk2
    Password=
    Prune=
    Slice=650
    Target=/media/usbdisk2
    Username=
    VFSType=ext3
    Verbose=off
    backupDay=*
    backupTime=23:30
    status=enabled

[root@fileshare ~]# cat /etc/crontab
#------------------------------------------------------------
#              !!DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!!
#
# Manual changes will be lost when this file is regenerated.
#
# Please read the developer's guide, which is available
# at http://wiki.contribs.org/development/
#
# Copyright (C) 1999-2006 Mitel Networks Corporation
#------------------------------------------------------------
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root

# run-parts

01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily
22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly
42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly

# logrotate
12 1 */7 * * root       /sbin/e-smith/signal-event logrotate


# Backup task is disabled

# dar2
30 23 * * * root /etc/e-smith/events/actions/dar2-backup fullbackup




# squid is disabled

4 12 * * 3 root  sleep $[ $RANDOM \% 60 ]; /sbin/e-smith/statusreport
[root@fileshare ~]#
 

[dmay]

Why '/media/usbdisk2' ?

This /etc/crontab line should be launching the backup at 23:30:

30 23 * * * root /etc/e-smith/events/actions/dar2-backup fullbackup

View the cron & messages logs to see what's happening:

# grep 23:30 /var/log/cron /var/log/messages

Darrell

[the-heck]

Why '/media/usbdisk2' ?
>>Because when I use the default /media/usbdisk, it is not working even manually.  I have to usbdisk drive, usbdisk1 and usbdisk2.



# grep 23:30 /var/log/cron /var/log/messages

Results:
/var/log/messages:Apr 18 23:30:02 fileshare kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
/var/log/messages:Apr 18 23:30:02 fileshare kernel: EXT3 FS on sdc1, internal journal
/var/log/messages:Apr 18 23:30:02 fileshare kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.

Today, the scheduled backup also did not commence.

[dmay]

Expand your search. You have not shown anything from /var/log/cron and only three lines from /var/log/messages. Look further into your logs around 23:30. Make sure crond is running.

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/crond status
crond (pid 2803) is running...

Run the job manually (which you say works) and view the /var/log/messages details.

Darrell

[crackerboy]

For the first time this contribs doesnt work.
It abckup the db.zip but not the others

[root@sme ~]# /etc/e-smith/events/actions/dar2-backup Backup
Connecting to /media/usbdisk/
Expanding /etc/dar2/Backup template
Creating /media/usbdisk//sme.lindsay-lohan.dyndns.org/Backup/db.zip
Expiring old backups
Executing pre-backup event
[root@sme ~]#


What can i do to make it work?
And how do i uninstall and reinstall this contribs?

never mind it was a error in the database that cause it

[the-heck]

Connecting to /media/usbdisk2
Expanding /etc/dar2/fullbackup template
Creating /media/usbdisk2/fileshare.rabigh-mhi.com/fullbackup/db.zip
Expiring old backups
Executing pre-backup event
Verbose logging is off
Performing fullbackup backup
No terminal found for user interaction. All questions will be assumed a negative answer (less destructive choice), which most of the time will abort the program.


Darell,

This is what I found from the cron message sent to my inbox.

I will send the logs later after the backup session.


thanks again.

[the-heck]

The Contrib is so great and so useful!!

I can now schedule and remount my usbdrive!!

Thank you Darell!!

 

Suggestion:  It would be nice to have an option in the panel to re-mount the usbdrive after Dar.