The picture visualizing the identities that must match across configuration
files is in the bottom of this manual page:
http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/Customizin_Configurat_Files.html#4456
For me this was the single most important piece of the manual
Steen
On Thursday 03 August 2006 10:21, Kern Sibbald wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Thursday 03 August 2006 09:44, Janco van der Merwe wrote:
> > Can you pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease explain the following to me??????????
>
> Tip 1: Please look at the Support page on our web site. Tip 2: You will
> find that it is much better to address these problems to the bacula-users
> list. Tip 3: All these questions are answered in the manual
>
> Tip 4: see below
>
> > Where you see "------->" these are the sections I don't understand please
>
> explain it to me? The director naming I can't get, where do you get the
> director name, is it something that you make up, can I say that my dir is
> janco, do I have to put a "-dir" as post fix the dir specified in the
> fd.conf and sd.conf is it the same dir as specified in the dir.conf and how
> do they encrypt the password it the .conf files.
>
> It can be anything, but should be unique amoung *all* your daemons. You are
> not required to add a -dir, but if you do not, support will be *very*
> difficult as no one but you will be able to read the error messages and
> understand what daemon is sending them.
>
> There are several "pictures" of how the names and passwords must match up.
>
> Tip5: do the exercises in the Tutorial chapter. This will become much more
> obvious.
>
> Tip6: This is vacation time in Europe, so response may be rather meager
> until the end of August.
>
> > The thing is that I'm not really advanced in Linux and I was thrown in
> > the
>
> deep end I got Squid to authenticate against AD, I built a slave Linux DNS
> that queries MS DNS, I set up NTP for my local network and my MS servers
> sync with them but I can't get this working. We are running FC4 with Bacula
> 1.38. Please I need your help???"
>
> > In the bacula-dir.conf
> >
> > Director {
> > Name = scott2-dir ---------------->What/who is this name, can it be
>
> anything?
>
> > DIRport = 9101
> > QueryFile = "/etc/bacula/query.sql"
> > WorkingDirectory = "/var/bacula"
> > PidDirectory = "/var/run"
> > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
> > Password = "caZIquKY2i+88F9+ZFpKq9I2b"---> how do I encrypt this
> > password Messages = Daemon
> >
> >
> >
> > JobDefs {
> > Name = "DefaultJob"----> I assume this is the job name i.e. weekly
> > Type = Backup
> > Level = Incremental
> > Client = scott2-fd ---------> it this the client's FQDN
> > FileSet = "Full Set"
> > Schedule = "WeeklyCycle"
> > Storage = File
> > Messages = Standard
> > Pool = Default
> > Priority = 10
> > }
> >
> > Job {
> > Name = "Client1"------------> huh?
> > JobDefs = "DefaultJob"------> huh?
> > Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/Client1.bsr"
> >
> > Job {---------> please explain this whole section?
> > Name = "BackupCatalog"
> > JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
> > Level = Full
> > FileSet="Catalog"
> > Schedule = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
> > # This creates an ASCII copy of the catalog
> > RunBeforeJob = "/etc/bacula/make_catalog_backup bacula bacula"
> > # This deletes the copy of the catalog
> > RunAfterJob = "/etc/bacula/delete_catalog_backup"
> > Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/BackupCatalog.bsr"
> > Priority = 11 # run after main backup
> > }
> >
> > FileSet {
> > Name = "Full Set"
> > Include {
> > Options {
> > signature = MD5
> > }
> >
> > # Client (File Services) to backup
> > Client {
> > Name = scott2-fd----> I don't understand the naming
> > Address = scott2----> FQDN of the client to be backed up?
> > FDPort = 9102
> > Catalog = MyCatalog
> > Password = "gf6TgKI" # password for FileDaemon --> Please explain?
> > File Retention = 30 days # 30 days
> > Job Retention = 6 months # six months
> > AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > # Definition of file storage device
> > Storage {
> > Name = File
> > # Do not use "localhost" here
> > Address = scott2 # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here-> of
> > what? SDPort = 9103
> > Password = "Ez19"---- how to encrypt
> > Device = FileStorage---> how do I specify either AIT3 or LTO
> > Media Type = File------> explain?
> >
> >
> > Pool {
> > Name = Default
> > Pool Type = Backup
> > Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle
>
> Volumes
>
> > AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
> > Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
> > Accept Any Volume = yes # write on any volume in the pool
> > }
> >
> > Console {
> > Name = scott2-mon------> nope still don't understand?
> > Password = "9mfS" ---> same as before
> > CommandACL = status, .status
> > }
> >
> > In the Bacula-fd.conf
> >
> > # List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon
> > #
> > Director {
> > Name = scott2-dir------> What????? How does he get this name?
> > Password = "6/us1zm5s4Tvg82IiEY/UcKas9a8HuZN+4XDVThI6lP/"
> > }
> >
> > # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
> > # status of the file daemon------> please explain this section
> > #
> > Director {
> > Name = scott2-mon------> still don't get it
> > Password = "luw64IMEFykfUZDGjohV/HiHhB3bA+bLFnLehjZneK7i"
> > Monitor = yes
> >
> > # "Global" File daemon configuration specifications--> Please help
> > #
> > FileDaemon { # this is me
> > Name = scott2-fd
> > FDport = 9102 # where we listen for the director
> > WorkingDirectory = /var/bacula
> > Pid Directory = /var/run
> > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
> > }
> >
> > # Send all messages except skipped files back to Director
> > Messages {
> > Name = Standard
> > director = scott2-dir = all, !skipped, !restored
> > }
> >
> > In the Bacula-ssd.conf
> >
> > Storage { # definition of myself
> > Name = scott2-sd ---> Nope still not
> > SDPort = 9103 # Director's port
> > WorkingDirectory = "/var/bacula"
> > Pid Directory = "/var/run"
> > Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
> >
> > # List Directors who are permitted to contact Storage daemon
> > #
> > Director {-----> Am I dumb????? Please explain
> > Name = scott2-dir
> > Password = "01zprDwNVAcURJBWG057PNOCac0yr6LUABEAHhIsMZDG"
> > }
> >
> > # Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
> > # status of the storage daemon
> > #
> > Director {
> > Name = scott2-mon
> > Password = "7PhZnmddUv1Q/0262bbCuFBgxAoYA4fUHDNDZ/ewB1V7"
> > Monitor = yes
> >
> > Device {
> > Name = FileStorage---> I gather this is the name of my LTO or AIT?
> > Media Type = File-----> This will be tape, how do I specify?
> > Archive Device = /tmp
> > LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
> > Random Access = Yes;
> > AutomaticMount = yes; # when device opened, read it
> > RemovableMedia = no;
> > AlwaysOpen = no;
> >
> > Messages {
> > Name = Standard
> > director = scott2-dir = all
> >
> > In the bconsole.conf
> >
> > # Bacula User Agent (or Console) Configuration File
> > #
> >
> > Director {
> > Name = scott2-dir
> > DIRport = 9101
> > address = scott2
> > Password = "aOsW3uUWhr9B/d9oUuTMr8uy38IWXaixI6bQXbWAgt2x"
> >
> >
> >
> > Janco v.d Merwe
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