Error backing up with mailbfr

Question

Hello,
I am trying to backup my mail server using the mailbfr script and I am getting the following error:
link_stat "/private/etc/amavisd.conf" failed: No such file or directory
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-14/rsync/main.c(633)
speed 9600 baud;
iflags: echoe echoke echotcl pendin
oflags: -oxtabs
cflags: cs8 -parenb
mailbfr was aborted. the process was NOT completed successfully.
I am running Mac OS X 10.3.9 and have mailbfr v0.4.6
I need to know what I'm doing wrong so that I can get my mail backed up. Thanks for your help.
PowerMac G4   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Answer 1

With any luck Pterobyte will notice your question.
Mailbfr is not an Apple product, it was authored by Alex (aka "Pterobyte") and Dale Walsh.
You must have downloaded the software from their site,
http://osx.topicdesk.com/
which is probably the first place you should pose any questions about it
I have used it successfully, and looking at that error message, I'm wondering about the reference to /SourceCache
that is a build directory used and not where the executable should be. How are you invoking mailbfr exactly ? It should have been installed in /usr/sbin
Try calling it directly:
sudo /usr/sbin/mailbfr -youroptions
Also, do you have the/any file /etc/amavisd.conf ?
What result do you get from :
ls -al /etc/amavisd.conf
(or)
tail /private/etc/amavisd.conf