Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Lock file

[dean gaudet]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Keith Edmunds wrote:

> On 08/23/2006 9:18:37 PM +0100
> Sebastien Maret <address@hidden> said:
> 
> > When this occurs, the next backup fails because rdiff-backup believes
> > that there is still a process running, although it is not the case. Is
> > this a bug in the way rdiff-backup check if an other process is
> > running?
> 
> As far as I know, rdiff-backup does /not/ have a lock file - in fact, in
> the shell wrapper I use to invoke it, that's one of the things I've
> added. What command are you using to start the backup, and what is the
> exact error message you get?

1.1.x has a pid test... i'm not sure why ben didn't use a lock file... i 
was in there looking at what he did because i want it for 1.0.x.

-dean