gpbackup not sending emails

Products

• VMware Tanzu Greenplum

Issue/Introduction

gpbackup is working fine manually but not sending emails after the backup finished.

The YAML file might not be configured properly.

contacts:

  backup:

  - address: user@domain

    status:

      success: true

  - address: user@domain

    status:

      success_with_errors: true

      failure: true

  restore:

  - address: user@domain

    status:

      success: true

      success_with_errors: true

      failure: true

Environment

Product Version: 5.21

Resolution

Make sure that YAML file has proper attributes, values and items listed in proper fashion.

https://gpdb.docs.pivotal.io/backup-restore/1-17/admin_guide/managing/backup-gpbackup.html#topic_qwd_d5d_tbb

contacts:

   gpbackup:

   - address: user@domain

     status:

          success: [true | false]

          success_with_errors: [true | false]

          failure: [true | false]

  gprestore:

  - address: user@domain

    status:

         success: [true | false]

         success_with_errors: [true | false]

         failure: [true | false]