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developer:email_reporting [2009/10/08 22:54] henri created |
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===== When are Emails Sent ===== | ===== When are Emails Sent ===== | ||
Currently there a variety of situations when emails are not sent. Perhaps a configuration option should be set. At present emails are only sent out if the backup has actually started. If a machine is not available for backup then this will not generate an email report. For automated notifications regarding these situations you should schedule the lmail program at a specific interval to report the status of the backups. | Currently there a variety of situations when emails are not sent. Perhaps a configuration option should be set. At present emails are only sent out if the backup has actually started. If a machine is not available for backup then this will not generate an email report. For automated notifications regarding these situations you should schedule the lmail program at a specific interval to report the status of the backups. | ||
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===== Email Locking ===== | ===== Email Locking ===== | ||
==== Locking for Sending Emails ==== | ==== Locking for Sending Emails ==== | ||
This would ensure that only one email can be sent at a time. This is currently a low priority. | This would ensure that only one email can be sent at a time. This is currently a low priority. | ||
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==== Check for Backup Lock Before Sending Email ==== | ==== Check for Backup Lock Before Sending Email ==== | ||
This would ensure that emails are only sent when a backup is not in progress. This feature is debatable and requires requires further discussion. | This would ensure that emails are only sent when a backup is not in progress. This feature is debatable and requires requires further discussion. | ||
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+ | ==== Email Reporting on Every Backup Run ==== | ||
+ | There is a configuration option which you may set so that every time a backup configuration is executed an email is sent out regardless of the success or failure of the backup. Please examine the example lbackup configuration included in the ''/lbackup'' directory. | ||