>>>>> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:28:31 +0700, "frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
frank> I cannot get MySQL fifo backups to work. If I run the frank> backup job it hangs forever waiting for the input. If I frank> run the job manually from the shell it works without frank> problems. What is going on? frank> ... frank> #!/bin/sh frank> database=mydb frank> user=root frank> password="***" frank> fifo=/backup/fifo/MyDatabase frank> case "$1" in frank> before) frank> echo Before backup job processing... frank> rm -f $fifo 2>&1 < /dev/null frank> mkfifo $fifo 2>&1 < /dev/null frank> echo Dumping $database to fifo: $fifo frank> mysqldump --user=$user --password=$password $database & > $fifo 2>&1 < /dev/null frank> echo Done. frank> ;; frank> after) frank> echo After backup job processing... frank> rm -f $fifo 2>&1 < /dev/null frank> echo Done. frank> ;; frank> esac Is the mysqldump process still there when the job is hanging? What happens if you remove 2>&1? I don't see the point in redirecting stderr to the fifo anyway, but also it will hide any error messages on the tape :-) __Martin ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
