Stopping Additional Services

[WillScott73]

Hi,

my automated backups fail due to "/etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.db: file changed as we read it".

Could someone please be so kind as to provide simple easy to understand steps to stop the pihole service. My understanding from reading the documentation is that you can use pre and post backup scripts, but I understand things better when examples. are provided.

Thanks

[framps]

I also run PiHole on my Raspberry and have no issue.

I just noticed the installer doesn't offer PiHole Services to select for start/stop. I exluded the service because I have no issues with PiHole like you. Looks like I should remove the exclusion of PiHole in the installer.

You can manually add to start and stop PiHole FTL in the config file but I suggest to delete one line in the installer raspiBackupInstallUI.sh - the line pihole.* - and start the installer again to disable pihole-FTL and test again. If this doesn't work please show me the debug log of raspiBackup.

You shouldn't use start/stop extensions for this.

[WillScott73]

I've done that. I'll see what happens at the next scheduled backup. There is no issue when I run the script manually, only when it's started via cron, so it seems like something is going on at 2am that isn't during waking hours.

The problem wasn't apparent on the previous version of raspberry pi OS, either.

[framps]

There is no issue when I run the script manually, only when it's started via cron,

That's very interesting 👍

The problem wasn't apparent on the previous version of raspberry pi OS, either.

That's also interesting 👍 . Which version do you run now? I assume Bookworm and the previous version was Bullseye?

I run PiHole on a Bookworm32-lite without any issues at 5am. 2am should be good also.

There was a raspiBackup user who had serious issues with PiHole and finally excluded some of the PiHole directories from the backup. He didn't want to stop PiHole so he had to go this path. If you're interested in the discussion see #666

[WillScott73]

The automated backup worked this time. Thanks.

[framps]

Pihole is no longer excluded in latest installer 0.4.8 😉