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On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Tom Beer wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm planning to install amanda (remote backup
> solution) on a freebsd box as a client. Unfourtunately
> amanda needs inetd, which I don't want to start
> for security reasons. Even not tcpwarrped.
> Is there a way to bring my ppp dialup connection
> down, start inetd, start amanda, ending inetd after
> the backup and starting my ppp connection
> again? Or is there a better solution?
just use tcpserv OR you can write a simple shell script.
#!/bin/bash
killall pppd
sleep 3 #wait for user request (15 signal)
iface=`ifconfig ppp0 | wc -l`
if [ $iface -gt 1 ]; then
	echo "error there is ppp connection alive"
	exit 2
fi
path/to/inetd -a 127.0.0.1 (paranoia)
#here start the amanda (if it can be run into foreground) else put one sleep 606060 (i do not know the time for backupping
#wait
killall inetd
pppd connect 'chat -f /etc/ppp/dial-conf' /dev/cuaaX speed
#end
or something like this :)
>
> Greets Tom
>
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