Hi list, I just stumbled upon a missing documentation information about the new feature "Exclude Directory Containing". This feature is set in the FileSet resource to be able to exclude directories on client side by simply touching a file with a predefined name (for example "Exclude Directory Containg = .nobackup"). Since the documentation didn't mention anything to worry about, I've set this feature in my recently updated setup. I'm running a bacula 3.0.3 server and sd with a mixed setup of about 130 fd clients between versions 2.4.2 and 3.0.3. I remember that the dir and sd must be updated at once, but the fd is compatible with newer dir versions (as usual).
The documentation problem now: It's nowhere mentioned that the above feature only works when the fd is updated as well. My nightly backup run did finish almost all backup jobs with a fatal error because this feature makes non-3.x fd clients to bail out: 03-Feb 00:33 backup-dir JobId 33948: Start Backup JobId 33948, Job=clientname.2010-02-03_00.30.05_18 [...] 03-Feb 00:33 clientname-fd JobId 33948: Fatal error: Invalid FileSet command: .nobackup 03-Feb 00:33 backup-dir JobId 33948: Fatal error: Socket error on Include command: ERR=No data available That's why I would request adding a suitable note to the docs that other people are aware of this before upgrading a mixed environment :-) -- Le deagh dhùraghd, Frank Altpeter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users