Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula-dir.conf - the DirAddress variable [SOLVED]
Hi, John. Thanks for the answer. Att, -- Wagner Pereira PoP-SP/RNP - Ponto de Presença da RNP em São Paulo CCE/USP - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da Universidade de São Paulo http://www.pop-sp.rnp.br Tel. +55 11 3091-8901 fone@RNP: 10158902 Em 14/04/2011 18:41, John Drescher escreveu: On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, John Drescherdresche...@gmail.com wrote: That's my first message to the bacula-users mailing list. I searched in all the Bacula's documentation and didn't find the answer: In the bacula-dir.conf file there is a variable named DirAddress (the default is 127.0.0.1). I think I should to change to my server's IP, but I'm not sure. Yes. Change this and ALL instances of 127.0.0.1 or localhost to limit bacula to only the machine that the director runs on. Sorry my browser locked up because of an addon and I did not send what I intended.. I meant change all instances of 127.0.0.1 and localhost to the external ip address unless you want to limit bacula to only the machine that the director is on. Some over secure distributions supply bacula with default configuration files that cause bacula to be a single machine backup server that can only backup itself and you can only connect to it on the server itself.. John -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula-dir.conf - the DirAddress variable
Il 14/04/2011 23:41, John Drescher ha scritto: On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, John Drescherdresche...@gmail.com wrote: That's my first message to the bacula-users mailing list. I searched in all the Bacula's documentation and didn't find the answer: In the bacula-dir.conf file there is a variable named DirAddress (the default is 127.0.0.1). I think I should to change to my server's IP, but I'm not sure. Yes. Change this and ALL instances of 127.0.0.1 or localhost to limit bacula to only the machine that the director runs on. Sorry my browser locked up because of an addon and I did not send what I intended.. I meant change all instances of 127.0.0.1 and localhost to the external ip address unless you want to limit bacula to only the machine that the director is on. Some over secure distributions supply bacula with default configuration files that cause bacula to be a single machine backup server that can only backup itself and you can only connect to it on the server itself.. John -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users One of these distros is debian. If you put the fqdn or hostname (as suggested by comments in the conf file) instead of the server IP address, check /etc/hosts and comment out or delete the line that has 127.0.0.1 and the hostname, otherwise the hostname will be translated to 127.0.0.1 and you'll be back to the start. -- Marcello Romani -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula-dir.conf - the DirAddress variable [SOLVED]
Got it, Marcello. For now, I prefer to use IP but I'll remember that when I go to use the FQDN instead. Att, -- Wagner Pereira PoP-SP/RNP - Ponto de Presença da RNP em São Paulo CCE/USP - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da Universidade de São Paulo http://www.pop-sp.rnp.br Tel. +55 11 3091-8901 fone@RNP: 10158902 Em 15/04/2011 09:59, Marcello Romani escreveu: Il 14/04/2011 23:41, John Drescher ha scritto: On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, John Drescherdresche...@gmail.com wrote: That's my first message to the bacula-users mailing list. I searched in all the Bacula's documentation and didn't find the answer: In the bacula-dir.conf file there is a variable named DirAddress (the default is 127.0.0.1). I think I should to change to my server's IP, but I'm not sure. Yes. Change this and ALL instances of 127.0.0.1 or localhost to limit bacula to only the machine that the director runs on. Sorry my browser locked up because of an addon and I did not send what I intended.. I meant change all instances of 127.0.0.1 and localhost to the external ip address unless you want to limit bacula to only the machine that the director is on. Some over secure distributions supply bacula with default configuration files that cause bacula to be a single machine backup server that can only backup itself and you can only connect to it on the server itself.. John -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users One of these distros is debian. If you put the fqdn or hostname (as suggested by comments in the conf file) instead of the server IP address, check /etc/hosts and comment out or delete the line that has 127.0.0.1 and the hostname, otherwise the hostname will be translated to 127.0.0.1 and you'll be back to the start. -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Bacula-dir.conf - the DirAddress variable
Hi, folks. That's my first message to the bacula-users mailing list. I searched in all the Bacula's documentation and didn't find the answer: In the bacula-dir.conf file there is a variable named DirAddress (the default is 127.0.0.1). I think I should to change to my server's IP, but I'm not sure. --- Director {# define myself Name = server-dir DIRport = 9101# where we listen for UA connections QueryFile = /etc/bacula/scripts/query.sql WorkingDirectory = /var/lib/bacula PidDirectory = /var/run/bacula Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 Password = Cv70F6pf1t6pBopT4vQOnigDrR0v3L # Console password Messages = Daemon DirAddress = 127.0.0.1 } --- Thanks in advance. Att, -- Wagner Pereira PoP-SP/RNP - Ponto de Presença da RNP em São Paulo CCE/USP - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da Universidade de São Paulo http://www.pop-sp.rnp.br Tel. +55 11 3091-8901 fone@RNP: 10158902 -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula-dir.conf - the DirAddress variable
On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, John Drescher dresche...@gmail.com wrote: That's my first message to the bacula-users mailing list. I searched in all the Bacula's documentation and didn't find the answer: In the bacula-dir.conf file there is a variable named DirAddress (the default is 127.0.0.1). I think I should to change to my server's IP, but I'm not sure. Yes. Change this and ALL instances of 127.0.0.1 or localhost to limit bacula to only the machine that the director runs on. Sorry my browser locked up because of an addon and I did not send what I intended.. I meant change all instances of 127.0.0.1 and localhost to the external ip address unless you want to limit bacula to only the machine that the director is on. Some over secure distributions supply bacula with default configuration files that cause bacula to be a single machine backup server that can only backup itself and you can only connect to it on the server itself.. John -- Benefiting from Server Virtualization: Beyond Initial Workload Consolidation -- Increasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority.Virtualization can reduce costs, simplify management, and improve application availability and disaster protection. Learn more about boosting the value of server virtualization. http://p.sf.net/sfu/vmware-sfdev2dev ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users