Progress update!
> > 1) Firstly I can't get the log files to be mail to my admin
> > account - to
> > check daily backups?
>
> I'll work on this sometime this weekend but a work-a-round may
> be to incorporate a tapeware command line backup under /etc/cron.d
Ok Darrell, I tested the response from tapeware - it works! Here's what you
need to do:
For the text version you can't configure the SMTP through tools. Add these
lines to the end of your TapeWare.ini file and that should take care of it.
[smtp]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
port=25
host=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (ip of mail server)
> > 2) This problem is a bit more serious: Once you install
> > tapeware - upon
> > exiting it asks you if you want to start the tapeware service
> > now? I say yes
> > and carry on. However when you reboot the server and check to
> > see if the
> > service is running , it isn't:
> >
> > ./usr/local/tapeware/twunxsvc -q
>
> Hopefully e-smith might comment and confirm this but a I believe
> this command-line could be appended to /etc/rc.d/rc.local without
> problem. It is my 'limited' understanding that this is the last
> file that is executed during boot. Something a'kin to the dos
> autoexec.bat.
I added the line: ./usr/local/tapeware/twunxsvc -s to the end of my
/etc/rc.d/rc.local file!!
IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The service is loaded at reboot!
COOL! Thanks!
Now I am going home to enjoy my weekend!
Finally I have conquered my backup issue!!!!
Tapeware works for us!!!
Regards
Brandon Friedman
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