Handling failed mount (media not connected)

[L Goodwin]

--- Robert Huff <roberthuff at 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
> 



       
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