Bug#493319: backup2l should have a --silent open

2008-08-03 Thread Gundolf Kiefer
In backup2l there is a distiction between STDOUT and STDERR. All errors due to a misbehavior of backup2l or backend tools (i.e. internal problems) go to STDERR, errors such as full backup volumes go to the STDOUT, which contains (and should contain!) a complete log of what went good/bad during the

Bug#493319: backup2l should have a --silent open

2008-08-03 Thread Noah Slater
On Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 07:38:20PM +0200, Gundolf Kiefer wrote: The '--silent' option can easily implemented by adding /dev/null to /etc/cron.daily/zz-backup2l. However, I do not recommend this at all. Those who do not like e-mail reports (no everybody thinks so) should insert a redirection

Bug#493319: backup2l should have a --silent open

2008-08-01 Thread Noah Slater
Package: backup2l Version: 1.4 Severity: normal I'm really sick of getting those damn emails every morning! :) I have disabled STDOUT for now, but this is unwise as backup2l does not print errors to STDERR - so I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Can you please add a --silent option to