[Bug 550261] Re: Backups cannot be started through the GUI

[Stefano Rivera]

** Also affects: sbackup (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

-- 
Backups cannot be started through the GUI
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/550261
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Sponsors Team, which is a direct subscriber.

Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Confirmed
Status in Simple Backup: Fix Committed
Status in “sbackup” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
Status in “sbackup” source package in Lucid: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: sbackup

Steps to reproduce:

1: Install Simple backup from Software Centre
 [search "Backup", Simple Backup Config and Simple Backup Restore are listed there, installing *-config installs both.]
2: Select from System > Administration > Simple Backup Config
3: Setup the config/use existing config
4: Select "Backup Now"

A dialogue window pops up mentioning :

"A backup run is initiated in the background. The process id is: NNNN."

Expected:
System backup is started and backup is done

What happens:
- No backup occurs.

TEST CASE:On a fully up-to-date Lucid Sbackup starts the Backup properties dialogue. Settings are OK and saved. When I start the Backup Now option I get the popup stating that the backup process has started. However, no backup job is started (goes directly into Zombie state).

Confirmed for 32bit and 64bit Lucid versions.

Regression potential:No potential for regression since the worst case is already present (not running on Lucid).

course of action for Lucid:
incorporate fix from stable branch (https://code.launchpad.net/~nssbackup-team/sbackup/0.10)

ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: sbackup 0.10.5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 28 15:51:14 2010InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: sbackup