You can indeed script bacula, although it's a bit awkward: simply pipe the commands and all the input data into bconsole via stdin.
If you have access to your DHCP server, you could use a lease renewal to trigger the backup (keep in mind that the lease will likely be renewed well before the laptop is fully booted). > -----Original Message----- > From: marco zanca [mailto:bacula-fo...@backupcentral.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 1:00 AM > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] Laptop backup > > > > terryc wrote: > > > > manually -> bconsole -> run -> choose appropriate job -> check > parametrs > > -> yes > > > > > Ok, but what if i can't be present all the time and do it manually? > I need a way to automate this. It is possible to modify the number of > retry? > It is possible to run a job with a bash script? > > Regards > Marco Zancanaro > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > |This was sent by marco.za...@gmail.com via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
