Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Best method for testing if another rdiff-backup session in progress?

[Dave Kempe]

Jason L. Buberel wrote:
> What is the most reliable method to determine if rdiff-backup is already 
> running on the destination directory?

If there are two current mirror markers in the rdiff-backup-data 
directory, and the latest one is in memory then its still running.
You can get the pid of the running rdiff-backup process by simply 
looking in the current mirror marker file... its in there :)

You can check out the logic in the check_rdiff script for confirmation 
(its a nagios plugin)

http://www.nagiosexchange.org/Misc.54.0.html?&tx_netnagext_pi1[p_view]=406&tx_netnagext_pi1[page]=50%3A10

I actually have a new version of that, and a reimplementation in ruby as 
well if anyone is interested.

dave