Looked at the code, ${RunDir} is the location, and its s a directory not a file.
Not sure why it couldn't be created, but I did so manually, changed ownership to backuppc and it works. Still don't know why it went wrong... Steve > On Apr 12, 2017, at 2:35 PM, Steve Palm <n9...@n9yty.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > I had a hard server crash, seems a RAM module went bad. After diagnosing and > getting it back up and running, BackupPC will no longer start. I simply get: > > systemd[1]: Starting SYSV: Starts and stops the BackupPC server... > runuser[6605]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user backuppc by > (uid=0) > backuppc[6604]: Starting BackupPC: 2017-04-12 14:32:20 Can't create > /var/run/BackupPC... quitting > runuser[6605]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user backuppc > backuppc[6604]: [FAILED] > systemd[1]: backuppc.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1 > systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: Starts and stops the BackupPC server. > systemd[1]: Unit backuppc.service entered failed state. > systemd[1]: backuppc.service failed. > > I am puzzled because I hadn't changed anything configuration-wise, system or > BackupPC, so I don't know why it won't start all of a sudden. > > I can manually (as root) touch /var/run/BackupPC without issue, so I am > perplexed as to where to look from here. > > Any ideas? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ 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/