Actually as part of the troubleshooting I changed the user now to backuppc, but it didn;t make any difference:
webserver running under backuppc backuppc started under backuppc root@vipo:~# ps aux | grep -i fcg backuppc 14620 0.0 0.0 10472 644 ? Ss 14:50 0:00 /usr/local/sbin/fcgiwrap -f ps aux | grep -i nginx root 14007 0.0 0.0 22108 612 ? Ss 14:43 0:00 nginx: master process /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx backuppc 14009 0.0 0.0 22532 1720 ? S 14:43 0:00 nginx: worker process backuppc 14010 0.0 0.0 22520 1228 ? S 14:43 0:00 nginx: worker process all folders owned by backuppc and also set as 777. ls /home drwxrwxrwx 2 backuppc backuppc 4096 Feb 1 14:07 backup /etc/init.d/backuppc start Starting backuppc: 2014-02-01 17:55:32 Can't create a test hardlink between a file in /home/backup/pc and /home/backup/cpool. .... the start script is this : http://pastebin.com/aa3p56uU manual ln create works fine sudo -u backuppc mkdir /home/backup/pc sudo -u backuppc touch /home/backup/pc/test sudo -u backuppc ln /home/backup/pc/test /home/backup/cpool root@vipo:~# ls -i /home/backup/pc/test 17956867 -rw-r--r-- 2 backuppc backuppc 0 Feb 1 18:02 /home/backup/pc/test root@vipo:~# ls -i /home/backup/cpool 17956867 -rw-r--r-- 2 backuppc backuppc 0 Feb 1 18:02 /home/backup/cpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WatchGuard Dimension instantly turns raw network data into actionable security intelligence. It gives you real-time visual feedback on key security issues and trends. Skip the complicated setup - simply import a virtual appliance and go from zero to informed in seconds. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=123612991&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/