Re: [cobalt-users] Scheduled Backup - how do I stop it!!

["Florian Effenberger" <florian.effenberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The " # " files are backup copies from editors (e.g. emacs), AFAIK

Try rm "filename" (with the quotes!), e.g. rm "#backupfile#"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vachon, Scott" <Scott.Vachon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 10:53 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Scheduled Backup - how do I stop it!!


> You probably need to be root to delete it !
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian C. Walmsley [mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 4:25 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Scheduled Backup - how do I stop it!!
>
>
> > > I set up a scheduled backup on my server, which kept on sending
me an
> > email
> > > to say that it had failed, even though it seemed to copy a
> > large amount of
> > > data.
> > >
> > > Anyway I decided to remove the schedule. This has now been
deleted,
> > however
> > > the server is still sending me at least 1 message, and still
copying the
> > > data.
> > >
> > > Any ideas how I can stop it!
> >
> > look for a backup file in /etc/cron.daily and delete it
> >
> > Zeffie
> >
>
> I have tried to delete the file, but it refuses to budge! If cd to
the file
> which is #scheduled-backup.admin# I am moved straight to /root
>
> Any ideas how I can delete this?
>
> Ian
>
>
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