# ps -ef |grep BackupPC root 7014 6189 0 08:31 pts/0 00:00:00 grep BackupPC backuppc 14760 1 0 2013 ? 00:37:44 /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC -d backuppc 14791 14760 0 2013 ? 1-17:52:08 /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_trashClean
If you don't see output something like this, then BackupPC isn't running. Considering it didn't find a valid pid in /var/run/backuppc/BackupPC.pid when you tried to restart, I'd say BackupPC wasn't running. On 09/03/2014 06:40 AM, Tom Fallon wrote: > Hi Kenneth > > thanks for taking the time to reply.... Hard to tell if backuppc is > running or not. I've tried service backuppc status but that does not > appear to be a valid command. > > Checking the backuppc documentation I should be able to run > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg status info but this > appears to do nothing. No error response and no output. Same command > on a working backuppc server shows wall of text which per the > documentation "If it looks cryptic and confusing, and doesn't look > like an error message, then all is ok." > > If I try restarting backuppc via service backuppc reload or service > backuppc restart I get the following error: > > No process in pidfile '/var/run/backuppc/BackupPC.pid' found running; > none killed. > > If I do service backuppc start it "seems" to start - * Starting > backuppc... > > regards Tom > > On 30/08/2014 22:03, Kenneth Porter wrote: >> --On Saturday, August 30, 2014 2:18 PM +0100 Tom Fallon >> <tom.r.fal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The web interface on one of our backuppc servers is not >>> responding – it gives error The gateway did not receive a timely >>> response from the upstream server or application. >> Is the backuppc service running? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Slashdot TV. >> Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ >> _______________________________________________ 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/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ 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/ > -- Carl D Cravens (ccrav...@excelii.com), Ext 228 (620.327.1228) Lead System Architect ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Slashdot TV. Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. http://tv.slashdot.org/ _______________________________________________ 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/