Questions tagged [bacula]
Bacula is an open-source network backup system which supports Unix/Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X systems.
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bscan wont update files records from a tape
I am recovering from a disaster. The OS from the old server has been destroyed. I have to reload the catalog into an other bacula director catalog.
I have updated the Device ressource. The files can ...
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Bacula Postgresql Huge Logs table
We currently have Bacula Enterprise v12 installed on our production.
We seem to have a problem with BWEB regarding the logs of any job. it takes forever for the web interface to load the logs.
After ...
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How to check Bacula version
How do I check the Bacula version?
I installed Bacula using the apt-get install command on Ubuntu. I want to know the version I am using.
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Bacula TLS negotiation failed
Problem with Bacula, the Director and storage on the same host (...151), client on another host (...139). I don't use TLS/SSL between director and client, when i run the job i get an error. How can ...
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remove bacula client from server
whats the best practice for this?
sure i can delete the config, but i also want the client out of the clients-table within the databasebackend of the server.
should i delete from the database ? (in ...
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How to list all nearest scheduled jobs in bacula bconsole
Is there a way to see all scheduled jobs in bconsol?. You can see the first 30 jobs by executing status dir command in bconsole but how to list all (all nearest). I don't want to see scheduled jobs ...
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How to implement remote Storage Daemon to communicate with Bacula
I am working in a big project in a company and I am responsible to implement Bacula as a backup service. Unfortunately I am the only professional designated to get this server done as soon as possible ...
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Bacula fileset wildcards: how include /folder/(arbitrary string)/uploads but exclude /folder/(arbitrary string)/whatever/uploads
I'm creating an exclude rule for bacula so it doesn't take care of some cache and temporary uploads folders inside a filesystem. But I'm failing to write it
Suppose this filesystem
/filestore/user1/
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How to compress a directory, using tar, and then delete the directory it compressed?
On my server there is an application directory that I need to make a full copy of it but the copy takes up a lot of space, I need to compress it and then remove it.
I already use the command
tar -czf ...
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bacula virtual full backup
I've searched a lot without finding a clear documentation.
Following the instructions provided here https://www.bacula.org/9.4.x-manuals/en/main/Migration_Copy.html#SECTION003050000000000000000 it ...
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Bacula virtual backup job doesn't run, no output?
I am trying to get Virtual Backups working, but when I try to run a virtual backup job, it appears to get created, but then never seems to actually run.
I have a full, and a couple incremental ...
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"Append only" file attribute triggers incremental backup of file
"Append only" attribute set with this command chattr -R +a /mnt/A causes bacula to keep incrementally backing up files, even if they did not change.
I was able to determine this by comparing ...
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Bacula Storage error
Need some help, with bacula.
I delete all volumes at pool and delete file of pool from host (Vol--). Also delete jobs from Job list. Delete by BAT.
To avoid mistakes create a new pool and storage.
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bacula: is file deleted after file retention period is passed?
volume retention period is set to 365 days
job retention period is set to 180 days
file retention period is set to 60 days
if file is unchanged on drive for 60 days, will I be able to recover it ...
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Bacula "No prior or suitable Full backup found in catalog"
Ubuntu 18.04
Bacula 9.0.6-1build1
Bacula, for some reasons, fails to find a prior full backup job in its catalog, though a full backup job listed in the 'Job' table. Bacula-web shows that a full ...
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Bacula : How start multiple jobs at the same time?
I'm using the web interface baculum of bacula and I have a question :
When i want to run a job manually, I press the button "run job" but I can start only one job. But I have a group of 5 ...
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Segmentation fault of Bacula on Apline Linux
I'm trying to run Bacula (backup app) on Apline Linux and get segmentation fault when connecting thru bconsole to bacula-dir.
I was tried working configuration from another non-Alpine server, clean ...
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Bacula off-site backups
I have 2 locations, one in Europe, one in Asia. Each location has a fully functional Bacula system to handle local backups.
What I want to do is to copy some jobs from one location SD to the other ...
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Bacula - disc backup GFS-scheme "hole"
I have a question about implementing the GFS-scheme with bacula on a harddrive(the deamons already work fine).
What I want to accomplish:
Every half year i want a full-backup that should be accessable ...
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Bacula. Running concurrent job from one linux box
Hi all i have a strange problem, as bacula documentation i can run two or many concurrent jobs if i set "Maximum Concurrent Jobs" more then 1.
And this is work fine for jobs from different servers. ...
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"Bad response to Storage command" when scheduling job with Bacula
I have a Bacula setup with 9 clients, and it's working happily. Today I had to add another client, so I went and copied+adapted the existing configuration files from another client, but when I ...
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Bacula storage daemon won't write to labeled volume
My Bacula configuration won't write to any labeled volume, as long as it's outside of /tmp. When the SD is configured to write to /tmp however, everything works flawlessly.
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Bareos (Bacula) FileSet not updated on change/reload/restart
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After building a Proof-of-Concept setup of Bareos, I can add and update various components like Clients, Devices, etc. But when modifying a FileSet, those changes are not reflected in the ...
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Bacula: initial Full Backup job taking too much time
I've chosen Bacula (v.5.0.2) to do backups of our office worker's data.
The Director and Storage Daemon run on a Debian based root server (the SERVER) rented from a major german hosting company.
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How to kill a <defunct> process with parent 1
I am running Bacula on a RedHat box. From time to time, the storage daemon bacula-sd stops working and becomes <defunct>.
[root@backup ~]# ps -ef | grep defunct | more
root 4801 29261 0 ...
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Bacula director 7 and file daemon 9 compatibility
We have a debian stretch backup server running bacula 7.4.4 (fd, sd and director all same version). I tried to connect some new servers running debian buster with bacula fd 9.4.2 with no success.
When ...
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Bacula simple exclusion not working
Trying to do what seems to me like a very simple exclude in a Fileset.
Basically I want to Include /root and /home and exclude all directories named .cache and Downloads.
FileSet {
Name = ...
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Amanda versus Bacula and (modern as of 2017) large backup jobs
I am deploying my first tape backup solution (with Quantum Superloader 3 LTO-7, CentOS 6.9), and I am surprised and stymied by the what seems like daunting configuration requirements of both Bacula ...
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Certificate validation error with Bareos and TLS
I have Bareos 17.2.4-9 installed on Debian Jessie. It was built from the source using the --with-openssl switch.
It works perfectly WITHOUT TLS enabled, however when I try to configure it to use TLS,...
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Bacula SD connection timeout issue
I have a backup dedicated server (Debian 9) with Bacula and OpenVPN tunnel to the main server (Ubuntu 18.04) from which I collect data for backups using Bacula File Daemon. I had successfully working ...
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How Connect Bacula Director from CentOS 7 to Storage Demon in Ubuntu 18.04?
Am new to Bacula and Linux world. Am trying to configure Bacula.. I have Bacula storage demon v 9.0.6 in Ubuntu and Bacula director v 5.2.13 installed on centos 7. When am trying to connect the ...
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Bacula backup -- Restore
I'm in the path of working with Bacula, and I found this contradiction/confusion. Or what worse, a lack of theory for me.
I have been backing up a complete directory in Linux OS. Full backup, then ...
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Bareos Backups all files despite of a custom FileSet
After reading documentation and many blog I still can't figure out what is missing in my FileSet so Bareos backup only csv and pdf files:
FileSet {
Name = "HQ ccomp"
Include {
Options {
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Bareos: concurrent backup tasks of different priority?
I am running Bareos 17.2.4 (latest free release). The default configuration will schedule a full backup of all clients on the first Saturday each month, and incremental backups from Monday to Friday.
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Pre-run "cancellation" in bareos/bacula
DNS in my environment is a bit wonky at times. When Bareos connects to a client, the client is not always the one specified by the hostname. I have a cron script that runs jobs automatically and ...
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Bacula: When a backup job fails, is it possible to run a different backup job?
When a Bacula backup job fails, is it possible to run a different backup job ?
I mean something like "after failure of Job A, run Job B".
Is there a specific directive in the Job Resource?
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Enable hardware encryption in Bacula with LTO-7
Does Bacula support encryption by using the AES-chip which is integrated in LTO-7 Tapedrive?
Or is there a plugin like "stenc" that could be integrated in Bacula?
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Bareos / Bacula backup of virtualbox?
I just backed up a vm using bareos (a fork of Bacula) and it appears to have worked, but I installed the file daemon on the vm itself, and it doesn't feel right; I ended up with what appeared to be a ...
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SELinux allow process to execute binary
I have the Bacula backup system running and SELinux is interfering.
The problem arises when Bacula runs a script that invokes /usr/bin/hostname before one of the backups.
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Fiber tape changer missing on lsscsi
I'm configuring a server with Bacula to manipulate backups on a Dell TL4000 connected to the server via Fiber.
During the configuration of the Bacula Director I've accessed the bconsole to see if the ...
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ldconfig creating bad symlink
I have installed Bacula 7.4.4 on an openSUSE Leap 42.3 System from the repository https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home%3AXimi1970%3AopenSUSE%3AExtra/bacula recommended on https://software....
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Bacula Backup: Keep files from x days back
I try to setup Bacula as backup solution.
The requirement is to take daily full backups and to keep 20 last jobs, jobs for example 21 days back to be deleted.
So in case of recovery to be able to go ...
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Bad response to Storage command - wanted 2000 got 2800 - Job TermCode=69
I will try to explain the problem I am facing:
When I restore one client's backup that uses two "volumes", I get this error:
bacula-dir JobId 48945: Fatal error: Bad response to Storage command: ...
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Unable to backup Windows directory using Bacula
Backup and restore works on Linux
Bacula's Director (DIR), File Daemon (FD) and Storage Daemon (SD) have been installed on a Linux host, a backup has been run and the files could be restored.
Backup ...
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How to handle migrated job in bacula
In our existing backup, we clone a backup to two different tapes by doing backup to a disk pool then copy and migrate the jobs to two different tape pools. However, after migration, the jobs which had ...
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bacula concurrently backup not working?
I'm in strange situation.
Job is running concurrently but it's not taking time i expected.
It seem's like working nice.
(when i command status dir, both job's status is running)
Job1 tekes ...
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Bacula: Client Run Before Job only al Full level
I've set up a bacula Job that runs Client scripts before and after backup like this:
Job {
Name = "my_job"
Client = "my-fd"
FileSet = "my-fset"
Storage = "storage-File"...
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Bacula director daemon unable to authenticate windows 7 client
My director daemon in being hosted on an ubuntu machine and the client is a windows 7 machine. Both machines are on the same subnet. I'm having trouble authenticating between the server and the client....
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Restore files that are not in the Bacula database using a Bacula file deamon
I have a backup made with Bacula on tapes. Files are not listed in the Bacula's catalog.
I want to restore files inside the directory, listed one per line in needed.lst (last line empty) onto a ...
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Bacula don't remove files
I have conf for bacula. I try remove files after job, but it don't work:(
Part my conf:
Job {
Name = "spass.mysql"
Type = Backup
Level = Full
Client = spass-fd
RunScript {
RunsWhen = ...
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