Public bug reported: Binary package hint: backuppc
After upgrading from 3.1.0 to 3.2.0 as part of the Ubuntu server upgrade from maverick to natty, none of my hosts were backing up, and all (including localhost) were reporting "no ping response". I followed all instructions prior to upgrading, and backuppc was at 3.1.0-9ubuntu2 and working. I discovered the addition of the Ping6Path config variable, which is set to "undef" by default. My config.pl file had the line $Conf{Ping6Path} = undef; after both an upgrade to 3.2.0-3ubuntu4 and a clean install after purging the package. This, combined with the added code to Lib.pm caused the $pingPath in $pingCmd to be empty, thus causing the "no ping response" errors. Changing the Ping6Path line in config.pl to $Conf{Ping6Path} = '/bin/ping6'; solved the problem. This value should be populated by default for a fresh install if /bin/ping6 is found, just as /bin/ping is populated in $Conf{PingPath}. # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 # apt-cache policy backuppc backuppc: Installed: 3.2.0-3ubuntu4 Candidate: 3.2.0-3ubuntu4 Version table: *** 3.2.0-3ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: backuppc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782890 Title: no ping response on all hosts after upgrade -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs