> On May 23, 2018, at 1:02 PM, Chris Wilkinson <winstonia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This will seem a dumb question to the experienced Bacula user. I would prefer
> to use mysql rather than the default sqlite. During installation (Debian
> Stretch repo, Bacula v7.4.4) I said no to configuring sqlite expecting to be
> offered the opportunity to configure mysql instead. That didn't happen. I
> have created an empty bacula database with the appropriate user/permissions
> but can't figure out how to make Bacula populate it or connect.
That sounds like a Debian packaging problem.
>
> At present the director fails to start of course.
>
> An extract from journalctl -xe follows indicating it is looking for sqlite.
>
> -- Unit bacula-director.service has begun starting up.
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER bacula-dir[16139]: bacula-dir: dird.c:969-0 Could
> not open Catalog "MyCatalog", databasMay 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER
> bacula-dir[16139]: bacula-dir: dird.c:974-0 sqlite.c:199 Database
> /var/lib/bacula/XXX_DMay 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER bacula-dir[16139]: 23-May
> 17:40 bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER bacula-dir[16139]: Please correct configuration
> file: /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER systemd[1]: bacula-director.service: Control
> process exited, code=exited status=1
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER systemd[1]: Failed to start Bacula Director Daemon
> service.
> -- Subject: Unit bacula-director.service has failed
> -- Defined-By: systemd
> -- Support: https://www.debian.org/support <https://www.debian.org/support>
> --
> -- Unit bacula-director.service has failed.
> --
> -- The result is failed.
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER systemd[1]: bacula-director.service: Unit entered
> failed state.
> May 23 17:40:41 HOMESERVER systemd[1]: bacula-director.service: Failed with
> result 'exit-code'.
> May 23 17:47:01 HOMESERVER minissdpd[716]: 4 new devices added
> lines 2591-2644/2644 (END)
>
>
> This seems to indicate that bacula-dir is wrong but I haven't found an
> example of what it should be.
>
> Any help with that would be great.
Does this help?
http://www.bacula.org/7.4.x-manuals/en/main/Installing_Configuring_MySQ.html
<http://www.bacula.org/7.4.x-manuals/en/main/Installing_Configuring_MySQ.html>
Bacula will not create the required tables etc. You must do that.
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Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon
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