1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/hydractl/sync-backups b/share/hydractl/sync-backups
index c04fa2f..b218b5c 100755
--- a/share/hydractl/sync-backups
+++ b/share/hydractl/sync-backups
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ else
   shift
 fi
 
+# Check volume name
+if [ "$VOLUME" == "`hostname -f`" ];
+  echo "volume is the hostname, cannot sync to myself"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if it is mounted
+if ! mount | grep -q $MEDIA; then
+  echo "volume $MEDIA is not mounted"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # Detect if removable media is a system or a regular storage volume
 if [ -d "$MEDIA/var/backups/remote" ]; then
   MEDIA="$MEDIA/var/backups/remote"