I check that, no /var/bacula directory. But I also check
make_catalog_backup, seems that it will produced a sql naming with the
database instead of bacula.sql, I change the corresponding option in the
configuration file and it seems work fine now. So am I doing it right?

on 2/7/2009 5:20:03, Kevin Keane <subscription AT kkeane DOT com> wrote:
Re: [Bacula-users] backup catalog fail?
> bacula.sql is the file that make_catalog_backup should create. 
> Apparently, that script failed for some reason, or it put the backup 
> file somewhere else.
> 
> The bacula catalog is stored in a mysql database. The most common way to 
> back up databases is in two steps. First, dump the database into a file 
> with the .sql extension, and then have bacula back up that file.
> 
> make_catalog_backup is supposed to do the first part. The error message 
> indicates that bacula can't find the file that make_catalog_backup created.
> 
> Hint: maybe it is actually in /var/bacula/working (without the /opt/bacula?)
> 
> ginzzer wrote:
> > I have installed the lastest bacula to CentOS5 with mysql installed. I
> > have no problem to backup / (root) to the tape. But after that, it start
> > to backup the catalog  automaticall and it returns the following error
> >
> > 02-Jul 01:50 ad-dir JobId 18: shell command: run BeforeJob
> > "/opt/bacula/etc/make_catalog_backup adDB adbu"
> > 02-Jul 01:50 ad-dir JobId 18: Start Backup JobId 18,
> > Job=BackupCatalog.2009-07-02_01.00.00_04
> > 02-Jul 01:50 ad-dir JobId 18: Using Device "my-tape"
> > 02-Jul 01:50 localhost-fd JobId 18:      Could not stat 
> > "/opt/bacula/var/bacula/working/bacula.sql": ERR=No such file or directory
> >
> > What is bacula.sql? How to create that?
> >
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