Thanks, that was exactly the problem. After increasing the memory on the server, the backup runs fine again. Thomas
-----Original Message----- From: Bowie Bailey [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Montag, 27. Januar 2014 17:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Can't fork On 1/27/2014 10:41 AM, Löffler Thomas J. wrote: > Hi, > > Using backuppc 3.2.1-4 on debian backup Macs 10.8.5/10.9.1 with rsync. > One Mac fails now and with "BackupPC_dump -v -f ..." it gives the > error > > Parent read EOF from child: fatal error! > Done: 0 files, 0 bytes > Got fatal error during xfer (Child exited prematurely) > cmdSystemOrEval: about to system /bin/ping -c 1 ... > Can't fork: Cannot allocate memory at /usr/share/backuppc/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm > Line 1341. > > This line is "if ( $host ne " " ) {". With an error like "Cannot allocate memory", the first thing I would check is available memory. BackupPC needs lots of memory, especially with rsync transfers and a large number of files to backup. Monitor available memory on both the server and client (if possible) while the backup is running to see if you are running out of memory. -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More Businesses Are Choosing CenturyLink Cloud For Critical Workloads, Development Environments & Everything In Between. Get a Quote or Start a Free Trial Today. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=119420431&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
