Holger Parplies wrote: > you *could* use the DumpPostUserCmd to send a serverMesg to shutdown BackupPC, > but I wouldn't recommend that for two reasons: > > 1.) BackupPC_link needs to run after a backup, so you'd have to delay the > shutdown for a short but unknown time ('at now + 5 minutes' ?). > > 2.) BackupPC_nightly needs to run on a regular basis if you want backup > expiry to work correctly (i.e. actually free any space) and the statistics > to say anything meaningful.
How about if I setup additional cron jobs to run BackupPC_link regularly? (e.g. run BackupPC on even-number hours and BackupPC_link on odd-number hours). Similarly, could I setup another cron job to run BackupPC_nightly every night? Daniel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/