[BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

I also think it's coming from the remote side. Loging in with su -s /bin/bash - backuppc with the '-' as you suggested does not stop the backup from working on the command line. I also installed backuppc on another server and tried to backup another client (so, 2 different machines involved

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

On 28.10.15 13:25, fujisan wrote: > > Where is that number 1768059695 coming from? > I guess you are getting some text from remote machine instead or rsync protocol message. DEC -> HEX -> ASCII 1768059695 -> 6962732F‬ -> ibs/ It looks like you have a problem with ssh login. You changed shell

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

"ibs/" is the reversed beginning of the error message you've got. "Fatal error (bad version):" folowed by the text received from the remote end: > Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option -- 'c' > Usage: nologin [options] Politely refuse a login. > Options: > -h, --help

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 8:34 AM, fujisan wrote: > Well, when i do > > su backuppc > > it says > > This account is currently not available. > > But that's normal because the shell is set to /sbin/nologin. > If you look at your original error message you posted,

[BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

You did not understand, Les. It is NOT running from the web interface. it IS running from the command line. That is my problem. +-- |This was sent by fujisa...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 6:34 AM, fujisan wrote: > Well, when i do > > su backuppc > > it says > > This account is currently not available. > > But that's normal because the shell is set to /sbin/nologin. > > Fuji > That's probably a smart configuration to

[BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

That's part of the BackupPC documentation: BackupPC User It is best if BackupPC runs as a special user, eg backuppc, that has limited privileges. It is preferred that backuppc belongs to a system administrator group so that sys admin members can browse BackupPC files, edit the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 10:45 AM, fujisan wrote: > You did not understand, Les. > > It is NOT running from the web interface. it IS running from the command line. > That is my problem. > Here is the relevant part of the error message you posted: Fatal error

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:04 PM, fujisan wrote: > I did change the shell of user backuppc to /bin/bash and I got the exact same > error message. > So this nologin erro message does not seem to come from user backuppc. > Could it be coming from the remote side

[BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

I have noticed that when I run the backup from the web UI, I see this line: Got remote protocol 1768059695 but when i run it on the command line, I see this one: Got remote protocol 31 That number (31 or 1768059695) is a version number as seen in the file

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2015-10-28 12:56:16 -0500 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option]: > On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 12:04 PM, fujisan > <backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com> wrote: > > [...] > > So this nologin erro message does no

[BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version): /sbin/nologin: invalid option

Hi there, I have setup a backuppc server but when I start a backup through the web page of the server (http://myserver/BackupPC?host=myclient) by clicking either the "Start Incr Backup" or the "Start Full Backup" button, it fails saying: -- incr backup