Les Stott writes:

> When i edit "Email Settings", Dest Domain or other and save, it blitzes 
> the config.pl file, and BackupPC cannot start.
> 
> its all to do with the "Email headers" section.
> 
> Previously I had this in the config file.....
> 
> $Conf{EMailHeaders} = <<EOF;
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> EOF
> 
> even if i don't modify EmailHeaders, but modify something else and save, 
> the "EmailHeaders" in config.pl ends up looking like....
> 
> $Conf{EMailHeaders} = 'MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> ';
> ';
> 
> Consequently this pops up in the cgi....
> 
> Error: Unable to read config.pl or language strings!!
> 
> and this when you try to restart......
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] conf.d]# service backuppc restart
> Shutting down BackupPC:                                    [  OK  ]
> Starting BackupPC: Bareword found where operator expected at 
> /etc/BackupPC/config.pl line 1872, near "# by spaces, in 
> $Conf{CgiAdminUsers}. If you don't"
>   (Might be a runaway multi-line '' string starting on line 1857)
>         (Missing operator before t?)
> Couldn't execute /etc/BackupPC/config.pl: syntax error at 
> /etc/BackupPC/config.pl line 1872, near "# by spaces, in 
> $Conf{CgiAdminUsers}. If you don't want "
> BackupPC::Lib->new failed
>                                                            [FAILED]
> 
> it has happened on an upgraded FC4, and a fresh install on RHEL3.

Hmmm.  Not good.  I tried this on my setup (pasting in the old "EOF"
delimited EMailHeaders) and it is fine.

Can you email me (offlist) the complete config.pl and tell me which
parameter you changed to create the problem?

BTW, the old config is saved to config.old.

Craig

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