Re: [Bacula-users] Manual ejection of tape confuses bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 22 September 2006 23:53, Sarath Jayewardena wrote: > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > > Unfortunately, you are out of luck. You did the unmount/mount *after* you > > ejected the tape, reloaded it in the drive, and started another job, which > > started writing on the *b

[Bacula-users] Trouble cancelling a job, 1.38.11

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'm having trouble getting one of my jobs to cancel. Here is the scenario... I'm running incremental backups on a number of machines concurrently to the same tape. As it happens, I've added a new machine recently and I have not yet started backing it u

Re: [Bacula-users] Data encryption.

2006-09-22 Thread Landon Fuller
On Sep 4, 2006, at 11:35, Lech Karol Pawłaszek wrote: Hello bacula users! I wonder if any of you have tried to encrypt your data (on a client- side) using a symmetric algorithm (like AES). I know that -beta can perform signing and encrypting data using asymmetric RSA keys, but AFAIK it's mu

Re: [Bacula-users] Restoring file from volume

2006-09-22 Thread Mike Reinehr
Daniel, On Thursday 21 September 2006 15:51, Daniel Hoeving wrote: > I'm trying to restore a specific file from a tape in my monthly pool. > The back-up is about three months old - the job is still listed in the > catalog. When I run a "list jobs" command it shows the job with one file > (the one

Re: [Bacula-users] Manual ejection of tape confuses bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Sarath Jayewardena
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006, Kern Sibbald wrote: > Unfortunately, you are out of luck. You did the unmount/mount *after* you > ejected the tape, reloaded it in the drive, and started another job, which > started writing on the *beginning* of the tape rather than appending to it. > > The simplest sol

Re: [Bacula-users] Manual ejection of tape confuses bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
Unfortunately, you are out of luck. You did the unmount/mount *after* you ejected the tape, reloaded it in the drive, and started another job, which started writing on the *beginning* of the tape rather than appending to it. The simplest solution is to stop and restart the SD (probably not nec

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula client permissions

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:13:16PM +0200, Arno Lehmann wrote: > Yup, but admittedly, I too couldn't follow your description :-) Not surprising. Sometimes I can't figure out what I meant when I read my own posts :-) > Thus my recommendation to produce a set of configuration data and > console o

Re: [Bacula-users] Purged volumes not getting used

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
> > Jo Rhett writes: > >> Sorry, Kern, but this isn't true. Recycling DOES work properly, but > >> "create a new volume" is happening earlier in the decision process > >> than the recycling. You have to hit max volumes to make recycling happen. On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 11:16:49AM +0100, Alan Bro

Re: [Bacula-users] Purged volumes not getting used

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 10:31:33AM -0400, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > I would like some input on the script from those that are having the > problem. Most specifically, I'd like to know pool configs and retention > periods. I think my setup is working OK, so I'd like to see what might not. It doesn

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula client permissions

2006-09-22 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hello, On 9/22/2006 9:33 PM, Jo Rhett wrote: > On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:08:53AM +0200, Arno Lehmann wrote: > >>Well, that would be a minor security problem if at least you can't >>restore from disallowed jobs, but of course you shouldn't even see these >>jobs. Bug reporting time? > > > I'm n

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula-dir problems with -HUP? (was Re: [Bacula-devel] Backtrace Attached: bacula-dir lockups on FreeBSD)

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 10:39:39AM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > On a specific note: changing the time that logs rotate is only a workaround > for us, and one with a dubious future. We're running backups more and > more frequently, and a lot of them run rather dynamically (using > reschedule on error

Re: [Bacula-users] [Bacula-devel] Bacula-dir problems with -HUP? (was Re: Backtrace Attached: bacula-dir lockups on FreeBSD)

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
> > In response to Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > If you are talking about cycling a Job report log file as defined in the > > > Messages resource, then there is probably no need to SIGHUP Bacula as it > > > opens and closes the log file on a Job by Job basis, if I am not mistaken. > On

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula client permissions

2006-09-22 Thread Jo Rhett
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 10:08:53AM +0200, Arno Lehmann wrote: > Well, that would be a minor security problem if at least you can't > restore from disallowed jobs, but of course you shouldn't even see these > jobs. Bug reporting time? I'm not sure that this makes sense until one is certain that a

Re: [Bacula-users] Manual ejection of tape confuses bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 What I do is AlwaysOpen = no, AutomaticMount = yes. I think this does what you're looking for. Sarath Jayewardena wrote: > To demonstrate the problem with manual ejection of tape, this is what > I did: > > - start with a fresh database > - start

Re: [Bacula-users] mysql server has gone away

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Now correct me if I'm wrong as I haven't read this lately, but doesn't sitting idle cause the problem also? Does your machine sit idle for long periods (ie. mine is used only for a couple of hours at night). Have you tried adjusting the parameter in th

Re: [Bacula-users] Manual ejection of tape confuses bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Sarath Jayewardena
To demonstrate the problem with manual ejection of tape, this is what I did: - start with a fresh database - start bconsole - add a volume to the Default pool - run two backup jobs - quit bconsole - * manually eject tape without unmounting - * re-insert tape - start bconsole - wi

Re: [Bacula-users] mysql server has gone away

2006-09-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 02:54:14PM -0400, Dave wrote: > Hi, > Thanks for your reply. Yes i did check that site, and none of the causes > of the error seem applicable to my situation. I haven't had a server crash, > i don't have any large commits going in either from bacula or from other > my

Re: [Bacula-users] mysql server has gone away

2006-09-22 Thread Dave
Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes i did check that site, and none of the causes of the error seem applicable to my situation. I haven't had a server crash, i don't have any large commits going in either from bacula or from other mysql apps. Thanks. Dave. - Original Message - From: "Ry

Re: [Bacula-users] bacula core issue

2006-09-22 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, On 9/22/2006 8:37 PM, Waldock, Brian wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > So far bacula has pretty much done what I have asked, but I still have > some issues I would like to get resolved. I was wondering if anyone else > has come across these same problems.. > > > > Here is my hardware/sof

Re: [Bacula-users] (no subject)

2006-09-22 Thread Frank Sweetser
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 06:32:51AM -0700, Lonnie Cumberland wrote: > Greetings All, > > I am new to Bacula so please forgive my lack of knowledge. > > We are going to be working on setting up Bacula as our backup & > disaster recover server and I was just wondering a few initial things > that p

Re: [Bacula-users] Minor issue with wxConsole Windows

2006-09-22 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, On 9/22/2006 4:47 PM, Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >>I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the >>wxConsole, the "command completion" context sensitive help above the >>entry line gets polluted with informatio

Re: [Bacula-users] mysql server has gone away

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Just to double check, you HAVE already read this right? You didn't really indicate, but I can't really see how you could have missed it if you used Google. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/gone-away.html Dave wrote: > Hello, > I just checke

Re: [Bacula-users] close Outlook on windows client

2006-09-22 Thread Joshua J. Kugler
On Thursday 21 September 2006 22:42, Jim Peters wrote: > If I run the batch file from the windows client immediately outlook exits > and all is fine, but if I run the job with bacula I see the command window > open up on the windows client then a windows error message appears saying > this; My gue

[Bacula-users] mysql server has gone away

2006-09-22 Thread Dave
Hello, I just checked my nightly backups and have discovered that none of them worked. I'm getting an error that the mysql server has gone away, i've included one daemon message and one job failed message below. I'm running FreeBSD 6.1-p6 with bacula 1.38.11 director, storage, and file daemo

Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Director/Storage Daemon (was: Minor Issue with wxConsole Windows)

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Friday 22 September 2006 17:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: >> Kern Sibbald wrote: >>> On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the wx

Re: [Bacula-users] how to restore raw partitions

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 22 September 2006 18:02, jea zam wrote: > Hi, my environment it's: > -debian sarge 3.1 > -Bacula release 1.38.9 implemented > -LVM with a SAN > -UML ( user-mode linux ) > > The copies and all run fine for files of my windows users and restore too > > But now, I want to backup my logic

Re: [Bacula-users] Windows Director/Storage Daemon (was: Minor Issue with wxConsole Windows)

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 22 September 2006 18:38, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Friday 22 September 2006 17:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >> Kern Sibbald wrote: > >>> On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows

Re: [Bacula-users] Minor issue with wxConsole Windows

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 22 September 2006 17:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >> I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the > >> wxConsole, the "command completion" context sensitive help above the > >

[Bacula-users] how to restore raw partitions

2006-09-22 Thread jea zam
Hi, my environment it's:-debian sarge 3.1 -Bacula release 1.38.9 implemented-LVM with a SAN -UML ( user-mode linux )The copies and all run fine for files of my windows users and restore tooBut now, I want to backup my logical volume from the UML with RAW modeIn the director the FileSet is:#

Re: [Bacula-users] Minor issue with wxConsole Windows

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: >> I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the >> wxConsole, the "command completion" context sensitive help above the >> entry line gets poll

Re: [Bacula-users] Minor issue with wxConsole Windows

2006-09-22 Thread Kern Sibbald
On Friday 22 September 2006 16:11, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the > wxConsole, the "command completion" context sensitive help above the > entry line gets polluted with information from the output of a job. For > example, I'll star

[Bacula-users] 1.39.22 Observation/Question (-dir and -sd on Win)

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I see that 1.39.x for Windows includes both the storage daemon and the director. This is a major step forward, and while it was mentioned before, I don't think it necessarily sank in (Dan wasn't sure in the interview, as I recall). This is very intere

[Bacula-users] Minor issue with wxConsole Windows

2006-09-22 Thread Ryan Novosielski
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have noticed that frequently when I'm using the Windows version of the wxConsole, the "command completion" context sensitive help above the entry line gets polluted with information from the output of a job. For example, I'll start to type "list" and

[Bacula-users] (no subject)

2006-09-22 Thread Lonnie Cumberland
Greetings All, I am new to Bacula so please forgive my lack of knowledge. We are going to be working on setting up Bacula as our backup & disaster recover server and I was just wondering a few initial things that perhaps someone could tell me as I have just started to read over the manual. I

[Bacula-users] problem with mailing list archives

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Langille
There is a problem with the mailing list archive. If you visit http://news.gmane.org/search.php?match=bacula and click on bacula.general (the user list), you will be told: Error GMANE-03252: Something is wrong. Perhaps something didn't match a group name. Perhaps something else. Do not be dis

Re: [Bacula-users] podcast about Bacula

2006-09-22 Thread Erich Prinz
Nice overview Dan. I have a colleague who's been teetering on the fence over a year saying he'll keep looking at Bacula. Here's what he had to say about the podcast: "The Bacula solution looks very nice. His explanation was like going to class for a day." A day of class in 22 minutes. That's

[Bacula-users] Errors while restoring to XP client

2006-09-22 Thread Ger Apeldoorn
Hi, I've got a lot of these errors while restoring to a Windows client: 22-Sep 11:09 grace-fd: RestoreFiles.2006-09-22_10.39.21 Error: c: \cygwin\home\kern\bacula\k\src\win32\findlib\../../findlib/create_file.c:241 Could not create /d:/d/Projects/software/stelsel.pdf: ERR=The filename, director

Re: [Bacula-users] Using the gnome console and KDE question

2006-09-22 Thread Alan Brown
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006, Richard White wrote: > When I installed Bacula, I did so enabling the gnome console. It runs, > but there is a problem. When I select the Run item from the menu bar, an > interactive window pops up offering me Job, Client, Fileset, Level, etc. > Each of these lines is blank, o

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula client permissions

2006-09-22 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, On 9/21/2006 11:08 PM, Michael Brennen wrote: > On Thursday 21 September 2006 03:34 pm, Arno Lehmann wrote: > > >>>A couple of days ago I posted on a restore not working from a windows >>>clients running the latest CVS for director and storage daemons, and the >>>latest windows beta client.

Re: [Bacula-users] close Outlook on windows client

2006-09-22 Thread Mantas Marčiulaitis
Are you using VSS? Volume Shadow Copy service is actually designed to make backups of locked files like outlook’s .pst, so it should work with Enable VSS=Yes option in the FileSet config.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Peters Sent: 22 Septembe

Re: [Bacula-users] can not label and backup to dvd

2006-09-22 Thread Arno Lehmann
Hi, On 9/22/2006 8:59 AM, stefanb wrote: > Hello all, > Im trying to backup on kubuntu dapper wit the latest bacula beta 1.39.22. to > dvd, but running in problems: First I say run then I get the message that I > have to label. backup to HD is no problem. Okay running label: > > "Pool:

[Bacula-users] can not label and backup to dvd

2006-09-22 Thread stefanb
Hello all, Im trying to backup on kubuntu dapper wit the latest bacula beta 1.39.22. to dvd, but running in problems: First I say run then I get the message that I have to label. backup to HD is no problem. Okay running label: "Pool: Default *label The defined Storage resources are: