Michael is correct that BackupPC does use $Info->{pid} (which is read from
status.pl). But it does check that that process exists before printing the
error message (using perl's kill(0, pid) that doesn't really send a signal,
but tells you whether the process is alive). So I don't know why it claims
process 1289 is running; that would mean "kill(0, 1289)" returns 1
(success)...
Without finding the root cause, Michael's work-around is the right one -
remove the pid setting from status.pl.
Craig
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Holger Parplies <wb...@parplies.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I really don't know where to start on this one, and my reply is off-topic,
> even if the original post wasn't, so sorry about that.
>
> For the archives: don't "kill -9". Period.
>
> "kill -9" means "I saw someone use this for a different problem, and I
> wanted
> to try it, too. I don't really know what it does or why I am using it. I
> don't
> really care whether things get better or worse, I'll just take my chances."
>
> If you think you forgot your keys, what do you do? "kill -9" is the "break
> down the door" variant. More sane approaches might be
> - check your pockets to make sure you really don't have your keys with you
> - knock on the door or ring the bell. Maybe someone is home.
> - call a locksmith.
>
> Of course, breaking down the door always works, whereas the other
> approaches
> might not, so that's what you should start with, right?
>
> I'll skip the details on why this was a bad idea in this instance.
>
> Hope that helps someone.
>
> Regards,
> Holger
>
> P.S.: Yes, it might ultimately turn out that you need to break down the
> door,
> but, in my experience, you usually don't break down a *random* door
> even then.
>
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