Backup using Duply - cron task not starting

[nabuhonodozor]

Hi,
I am using duply to make backup from ProXmox hostnode to an external ftp server.
Ive configured and use Duply from command line issuing following command:

duply vzbackup backup

It works beautifully.

I try to put this into cron to make backups automatic daily 4.10 am.
Ive created a file duply and place it in etc/cron.daily
It have the same permissions as other files in this directory.
In this file Ive put:

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
10 04 * * *    root duply vzbackup backup

It didn't worked.
Ive tried to put the file in cron.d - it didnt worked either.
Ive tried to change the command to :

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
10 04 * * *    root /usr/bin/duply vzbackup backup

Theres no entry in daemon.log about my backups (but there are vzdump entries made by proxmox backup settings).

Could You help me find a solution to this.
Kind regards,
Piotr

 

[dietmar]

Any hints in /var/log/syslog?

 

[nabuhonodozor]

May  6 04:09:10 ns364041 kernel: IPv6 addrconf: prefix with wrong length 56
May  6 04:10:01 ns364041 /USR/SBIN/CRON[16512]: (root) CMD (/usr/local/rtm/bin/rtm 56 > /dev/null 2> /dev/null)
May  6 04:10:01 ns364041 /USR/SBIN/CRON[16514]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1 && /usr/lib/atsar/atsa1)
[B]May  6 04:10:01 ns364041 /USR/SBIN/CRON[16518]: (root) CMD (duply vzbackup backup)[/B]
May  6 04:10:01 ns364041 /USR/SBIN/CRON[16519]: (root) CMD (/usr/share/vzctl/scripts/vpsreboot)

But Ive checked and FTP is empty.

 

[dietmar]

[B]May  6 04:10:01 ns364041 /USR/SBIN/CRON[16518]: (root) CMD (duply vzbackup backup)[/B]

But Ive checked and FTP is empty.

I do not know duply, but I am sure there is a way to turn on debugging.

 

[nabuhonodozor]

DEar Dietmar,
It worked once but stoped now. I dont have any duply entries in syslog now.
Simply cron don't read this cronjob file.

It is strange - do I do this correctly? Cron needs restart?
Ice created a file duply in etc/cron.d/
It have the same permission and owner as other files in this directory.
File duply have this inside:

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
46 07 * * *           root duply vzbackup backup

and it simply dont start the duply backup job.
When I issue this command from commandline it works flawlessly.


Please help,
Piotr

 

[dietmar]

It is strange - do I do this correctly? Cron needs restart?

No, that should not be necessary.

 

[diaolin]

No, that should not be necessary.

You know that if you create a file in /etc/cron.*/ that file should not have any dot in the
name?

I dont knopw if that's te problem but just for remember....

Diaolin

 

[nabuhonodozor]

Yes, I know thats why the file is simply named "duply".
Its weird it dont start and theres no errors in syslog.

 

[diaolin]

just for fun

remove the duply file and then as root

crontab -e

and insert the same values

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
10 04 * * * root /usr/bin/duply vzbackup backup 2>/tmp/report 1>&2

save the file

then, after the desired backup, take a look at the /tmp/report

Diaolin

 

[nabuhonodozor]

Diaolin! It worked! Thank You.

As a note - In crontab I had to remove "root" in front of a command.
Thanks again!
Piotr