Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup fails, no gzipped file

[Dominic Raferd]

On 07/12/2010 14:42, ~D wrote:
> On 12/07/2010 03:26 PM, D. Kriesel wrote:
> > > Do you prevent a shutdown or reboot when rdiff-backup is running? How?
> > Since rdiff-backup does not like backup interruptions (and therefore is not 
> > usable on slow or unreliable connections) I rdiff to a local repository on the 
> > server (the server usually doesn't reboot) and rsync the entire repository to 
> > the remote destination.
> My backup only runs when there is a internet connection. I use my laptop
> at home most of the time. I have to find a way to check wether
> rdiff-backup is running and to reboot after it shutdown. I can use htop
> of course, but I am not sure if rdiff-backup is runnin also local on my
> laptop or only on my server.
>
> Maybe there is a more advanced way to do this?
You can test for running rdiff-backup locally thus:

[ -n "`ps -o pid --no-heading -C rdiff-backup`" ] && echo "running" || 
echo "not running"

and you can query remote server thus:

[ -n "`ssh address@hidden "ps -o pid --no-heading -C rdiff-backup" 
2>/dev/null`" ] && echo "running" || echo "not running"