Questions tagged [bareos]
Bareos (Backup Archiving Recovery Open Sourced) is a cross-platform Open Source backup solution.
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Bareos job deleted, space not free'd up
How to "free up" space after having deleted BareOS job? (free space still showing up as the same)
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Deleted BareOS job like so in bconsole:
delete job 10130
job is deleted:
space still ...
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BareOS delete old backup and free up space
BareOS - drive full. How do I delete (cancel with bconsole) old jobs?
In this case I want to completely remote job #11030 and free that disk space up. How?
When I use bconsole's disable job=11030 is ...
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BareOS job "running" = stuck. normally takes minutes (hours have passed)
How can I troubleshoot a BareOS job?
This one shows as running, I have cancelled and restarted it but it seems stuck. I have furthermore restarted the bareos-fd, bareos-sd and bareos-dir on the server....
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Bareos: Bscan doesn't recover database entries (Tapes from MySQL new server Postgres Database)
I had an ubuntu server 18.04 running with bareos and mysql database.
Monthly I saved data on tapedrive and everything was working fine.
Unfortunately I had a servercrash without a backup of the dump ...
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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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Why bareos bpipe job fails with: Fatal error: bpipe-fd: Pipe read error: ERR=Error 0
Using bpipe plugin with Bareos Backup I get an error:
Fatal error: bpipe-fd: Pipe read error: ERR=Error 0
after
zfs send -R dpool/some_dataset
finished, executed from bash script.But only iff ...
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BareOS BackupCatalog job stuck in the Director as terminated, RunAfterJob did not run
This looks very strange. I use Bacula and now BareOS for more than 10 years, but now one system experiences strange behaviour and I can't find out why and how to fix.
When it runs daily backups, it ...
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Does Bareos' new TLS Authentication in version 18.2.5 mean it's safe to do backups over the internet?
The "What's new in Bareos 18" document says that in Bareos 17:
TLS is only started AFTER authentication is complete!
and under "Gloals(sic) achieved" (for version 18):
Per default the network ...
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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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Cannot find build log for bareos_17.2.4-9 Debian Jessie
I'm attempting to add TLS encryption to Bareos 17.2.4-9.1 by rebuilding it with the --with-openssl option. However, I can't find the ./configure options.
Bareos was originally installed and setup ...
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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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How to backup docker containers, volumes, and images with Bareos?
Docker stores its containers, volumes, and images in a collection of large files under /var which is not the greatest thing for backing up incrementally.
With Bareos, I understand that backing up ...
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bareos Using both tape drives (not multiplexing)
I'm using a Neoseries T24 (Flexstor II) autoloader with two drives. I have tapes (11 of them) in a pool labeled 'Full'.
When I run two jobs, both for the 'Full' pool, they will wait in sequence so ...
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Bareos Autochanger not pulling tape
I've taken over a configuration of Bareos on Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie). Its a fresh install, using both file and Autochanger storage.
Everything looks correct and bconsole will talk with the ...
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Which puppet module should I include for a managed database mysql::client using netmanagers/bareos?
When I include the following in my nodes.pp:
class {'bareos':
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manage_database => true,
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I get the following error:
==> bareOSdirector: Error: Could not find class ...
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Automate restore files on another client with Bareos
I'm taking backups with Bareos and would like to verify my database backup every once in a while.
For this I have set up a separate host called backupvalidator. I know how I can restore the files to ...
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How to restore a directory with Bareos/Bacula while excluding deleted files?
I would like to restore a directory so that it is identical to the original directory. Files that have been deleted in the original directory should not be restored.
Consider a configuration file ...
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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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Random scheduling of backups in BareOS
I've recently configured the laptops and workstations in my environment with BareOS. We are doing this as a preventative measure for data loss (part of a grander scheme of recommendations). With the ...
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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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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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Use puppet to deploy bareos (bacula-fork) to my nodes
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I would really love to use puppet to deploy bareos on my servers.
Bareos is a fork of Bacula and is used for backing up remote systems.
To do that ...
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What is the safest way to delete backups in BareOS?
I'm playing with BareOS. I understand that, when everything is configured correctly, all backups are automatic and purges are managed so that nothing goes missing.
But while I'm getting the ...
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Use puppet to deploy bareos/bacula to server and clients
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I would really love to use puppet to deploy bareos on my servers.
To do this I'm using netmanagers/bareos.
I'm using this profile to install bareos ...
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Excessive incremental backup size in BareOS
I have a BareOS installation with very little modification to the default config files. There are Full, Incremental, and Differential backups being performed. Most clients appear to be being backed ...
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Safely retaining backup data for decommissioned BareOS Clients
We have a BareOS installation for back ups. We have just finished using a client machine. We want to:
Ensure that the last remaining snapshot(s) are retained forever.
Make sure that that client ...
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