diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.0.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar e-smith-backup-2.0.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar
--- e-smith-backup-2.0.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2011-03-11 14:48:13.000000000 +0000
+++ e-smith-backup-2.0.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2011-03-11 14:53:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 use Time::localtime;
 use File::Copy;
 use File::Path;
+use POSIX ":sys_wait_h";
 use esmith::ConfigDB;
 
 sub ldie;
@@ -265,7 +266,11 @@
 
 # launching dar backup
 
-run_backup();
+my $rc = run_backup();
+if ($rc != 0)
+{
+	ldie("Error while running dar: $rc");
+}
 
 if ($incnum == 0)
 {
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@
 		$tick--;
 		exit unless (kill(0, $darpid));
 	}
-	
+
 	if (kill(0, $darpid)) {
 		while (kill('QUIT', $darpid) != 1) {
 			warn "Failed to stop $darpid dar process\n";
@@ -365,10 +370,9 @@
          if ($pid) {
             $killerpid = start_dar_killer($pid, $timeout);         }
 			$data = do { local($/); <INPUT> };
-         close(INPUT);
     };
 	$report .= $data;
-	 
+
     if ($killerpid && kill(0, $killerpid)) {
          while (kill(9, $killerpid) != 1) {
              warn "Failed to kill $killerpid killer process\n";
@@ -377,5 +381,8 @@
          waitpid($killerpid, 0);
      }
 
-	return;
+	waitpid($pid, 0);
+	my $code = WEXITSTATUS($?);
+	close(INPUT);
+	return $code;
 }