Re: [rdiff-backup-users] How to check "Need check"/"Backup in progress"?

[Dave Kempe]

check the rdiff-backup nagios plugin on nagiosexchange.org
it does these things (hint its all in the current_mirror marker in the 
rdiff-backup-data directory.) It even contains the pid.

dave

Erik Forsberg wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Can I, by running some command or a python snippet, check if a
> rdiff-backup destination directory is in need of a
> --check-destination-dir?
>
> Also, can I find out if a directory is currently the target of a
> running backup? 
>
> (I'm running rdiff-backup 1.1.5, if it matters)
>
> Thanks,
> \EF