Thanks for the response, it looks pretty good, but i have one problem that maybe you can help me with. I already use the pre/post commands to launch scripts that do volume shadows on my windows servers for backup. Every time i try to have 2 pre or post commands the latter doesnt work. ive tried the normal linux way of & or && but that doesnt work, commas dont work either.
Does anyone know how to get 2 post commands to run in order? When i first started looking at getting the emails working i tried the post command and never could get it to work with 2 commands. and like i said before, the post command will run whether or not the backup actually completed successfully or failed. your script looks like it will filter well for me, i just have to figure out how to get it to run on a post command when there already is one, OR try to integrate it into my existing setup. thanks again for the post. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Brian Erickson<[email protected]> wrote: > Nick, > > Here are the steps that I user on my BackupPC servers to do just what you > are looking for. > > Under the main server config (Server | Edit Config) and the Backup Settings > tab: > DumpPostUserCmd: /etc/BackupPC/backupmail.sh $user $xferOK $host $type > RestorePostUserCmd: /etc/BackupPC/restoremail.sh $user $xferOK $host > $fileList > > The two .sh files are attached as a ZIP file. > > NOW: the e-mails will contain a few lines from the log files, but I haven't > figured out how to make it send the most RECENT log (the ones included are > the LAST logs) > > So in my e-mail, I have it filter out e-mails that have the words > "Successful" and "Backup" into a folder for later review. That way any > "failures" show up in my inbox for attention. > > Also: be sure to create the "success" and "failure" directories under > /etc/BackupPC (or comment out those lines in the .sh file) > > Good luck! > > Brian Erickson > Information Systems Manager > APi Group, Inc. > Direct: 651-604-2761 > Main: 651-636-4320 > Fax: 651-604-2781 > Cell: 651-270-3507 > www.apigroupinc.com > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Nick Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ok i admit its mainly for me. id like to check my email in the morning >> and see that the machines backed up and not have to bother with >> logging into the web interface. and i do have some customers >> requesting to get an email letting them know everything is ok rather >> than waiting for days and getting an email that there system hasnt >> been backed up in X amount of days.... >> some people want to know, others dont care as long as its working. >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Les Mikesell<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Nick Smith wrote: >> >> I would like to know if backuppc has the ability to not only send an >> >> email if a backup hasn't complete in a set amount of time, but also >> >> when a backup is completed? >> >> If not, is it possible to submit a feature request? >> >> >> >> I would really like to be able to email clients that there computers >> >> were successfully backed up each night. >> >> >> >> I have yet to find a good way to go about doing this, ive tried the >> >> pre/post command, but it seems that they run even when a backup has >> >> failed. >> >> >> >> Is there a good way to go about this? What are others doing to >> >> accomplish this? >> > >> > Basically, if you send email every day you'll train the users to ignore >> > it and they won't read it when they get the one that says that backups >> > have failed for three days in a row either. >> > >> > You could just email a link to the host summary page if you think they >> > need it. >> > >> > -- >> > Les Mikesell >> > [email protected] >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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/ >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/
