On 10/19/2014 14:14, Marco van Wieringen wrote:
> Marco van Wieringen <marco.van.wieringen <at> bareos.com> writes:
>
>>> [3] Verify Jobs and File Daemons
>>> For a "VolumeToCatalog" verify job, can someone please explain why I
>>> need a file daemon? Can I define the job without a file daemon? I am
>>> asking because I would like to be able to run verify jobs without the
>>> need to have the file daemon available which created the backup in the
>>> first place.
>> You probably run into the fact that Bacula has made the client a
>> required keyword so every Job needs one even when it makes little
>> sense for that particular Job type. In 14.2 (which is in beta) we
>> lifted that for Copy and Migration Jobs but as the Job assumes
>> everywhere there always is a Client it means you run from one crash
>> to an other. We could maybe add support for not needing it for this
>> particular JobType but I'm afraid we are then in for some freak show
>> again in unexpected crashes along the way. I think the client is not
>> used at all so you can do the same what was possible with Copy and
>> Migration Jobs e.g. use some "dummy" client.
>>
> To follow up a VolumeToCatalog needs indeed a client and the reason
> for that is simple. It asks the client for the meta data for the file
> like ctime/mtime/atime, mode etc and compares that with the database.
> So it may be that you use the wrong verify option.
>
Hmm ... according to the manual, VolumeToCatalog reads the meta data
from the volume (aka the backup) and compares it to the data in the
catalog. Anyway, I'll try with a dummy client and we'll see what happenes.

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