Re: [BackupPC-users] Error: Unable to connect to BackupPC server

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> last night I have installed BackupPC 2.0.0beta1. the whole thing more or 
> less works (it'll need some more tweaking, I guess); I can backup shares 
> OK, but I can't get CGI interface to work properly. it opens up alright (I 
> get to see the left side where I can enter the hosts/users to query data), 
> but there data are not shown at all. what I get is: "Error: Unable to 
> connect to BackupPC server".

Beyond Doug's excellent reply, you should verify that BackupPC is actually
running.  What happens when you run:

    /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg status

> another error I'm getting is when I want to view data that are specific for 
> selected host. I get: "Error: Only privileged users can view log or config 
> files".

This likely means that you don't have apache setup to authenticate the
user and set the REMOTE_USER environment variable.  See Doug's notes
or look at the documentation some more.

Craig