* Arno Lehmann schrieb am 19.01.07 um 01:27 Uhr: > Hello, > Hi Arno,
[...] > > ... because "Requires Mount = Yes|No > You must set this directive to yes for DVD-writers, and to no for > all other devices (tapes/files). This directive indicates if the device > requires to be mounted to be read, and if it must be written in a > special way. As I read this thread I found that this directives (the wording) are not very chosen from a usability pov. There are many things that can/must be mounted. So I would suggest: * Rename this directive to "DVD Writer = Yes|No" The Term "Requires Mount" can be implied by setting the "Mount Point" and "(Un)Mount Command" directives. If those are set it should be clear to the user that bacula tries to use them... This way, setting "DVD Writer" to "No" and not specifying "Mount/Unmount Command" bacula should write directly to a block device without using any filesystem. Then I could tell bacula which block device to use with the "Archive Device" directive. Would be a new Device Type "Device Type = Block" be useful/needed for that? Another thing I was thinking of while looking at the Docs: "Random access = Yes|No" Does this setting have some sort auf "Auto" setting when not set? If not, wouldn't that make sense? Or in other words: Are there *any* disadvantages in setting this to "Yes" for devices that support it? If not it should be set to "Yes" automatically if its supported. Maybe this directive could even be deprecated then ... What do you think? Cheers -Marc -- +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | --> http://www.links2linux.de <-- | | | +---Registered-Linux-User-#136487------------http://counter.li.org + ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
