eval {
  alarm 5;
  $msglog->write( "/usr/bin/rsync -avz  $var{username}\@$IP:/tmp/$var{username}/test /tmp/ | tee -a $TMPLOG" );

  exec( "/usr/bin/rsync -avz  $var{username}\@$IP:/tmp/$var{username}/test /tmp/ | tee -a $TMPLOG")
  or $err_msglog->write(  "STATUS: $var{status}: Couldn't initiate backup $!\n" );

  alarm 0;
};