Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:09:45 -0700 (PDT) From: L Goodwin <xrayv19@yahoo.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Handling failed mount (media not connected) Message-ID: <403447.52821.qm@web58109.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <18140.54529.1923.789795@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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--- Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > L Goodwin writes: > > > My backup script (sh) works fine except when the > > backup drive (USB Flash drive) is not plugged in. > I'm > > using mount_msdosfs to mount the backup drive. > > > > What is the best way to handle mount_msdosfs > error? > > If the drive is not mounted, I want to detect the > > failure and execute error-handling code. > > First approximation, using sh: > > ls /dev | grep da4s1 > if [ $? -eq 0 ]; > then > # drive is available > > else > # drive is not available > > if > > (Replace "da4s1" with whatever the flash drive gets > created > as.) Oh, yeah. Thanks, Robert! Now, sendmail has stopped working again (was working last night). Now, sendmail thinks on it for awhile, then returns 0, but mailq returns "/var/spool/mqueue is empty Total requests: 0" I was testing outgoing email by disconnecting the network cable. Now, nothing (also tried with it connected). > > > Robert Huff > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
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