On windows: make sure all the bacula programs are STOPPED before editing the files.
Anything holding the file open will prevent edits being saved On 04/03/2021 13:27, Michael Plante wrote: > Why does Bacula store config files in "Program Files" anyway, other > than possibly legacy behavior that hasn't been fixed yet? Microsoft > has been belatedly getting away from allowing this. It's analogous to > storing configs in /*/bin instead of /etc. > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2021, 10:12 PM William Muriithi <will...@perasotech.com > <mailto:will...@perasotech.com>> wrote: > > Hi JW > > Do you mind opening your editor as administrator? It should be > fine editing the config after that. > > Regards, > William > > ________________________________________ > From: J W <jsw...@gmail.com <mailto:jsw...@gmail.com>> > Sent: March 3, 2021 9:24 PM > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [Bacula-users] Unable to Edit bacula-fd.conf and bat.conf > on Windows 10 Machine > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. > Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the > sender and know the content is safe. > > > I installed Bacula 9.44 file director on my Windows 10 machine. > Afterwards, I am unable to edit bacula-fd.conf or bat.conf. > > I get msgs like, "Access to c:/Program Files/Bacula/bacula-fd.conf > was denied. > > I can edit bconsole.conf. > > I notice the owner of bconsole.conf is Administrators. Owner of > the other two files is not shown. > > I have tried to change owner of those two files without success. > > If i uninstall Bacula and reinstall it then I get the same results. > > Any suggestions how to fix? > > I chose 9.44 because I already have a running 9.44 director and > storage device and backing up Linux systems. > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Fbacula-users&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cb0e58137a6ca4b77502108d8df11b649%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637504614472817099%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p8EYJpNfw4ROIeGhYKqDKCD1GB0viqaEhxbIIDtFGCA%3D&reserved=0> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
