On 11/21/2010 10:02 PM, bacula-users AT catcons.co DOT uk wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Langille [mailto:dan AT langille DOT org]
>> Sent: 21 November 2010 23:25
>> To: bacula-users AT catcons.co DOT uk
>> Cc: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
>> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bat restore message: Invalid
>> command ".messages"
>>
>> On 11/19/2010 8:06 AM, bacula-users AT catcons.co DOT uk wrote:
>>> Hello  :-)
>>>
>>> On trying to restore, got the above error message after
>> OKing first screen.
>>
>> My first guess: you're mixing and matching different versions
>> of Bacula
>> components.  What versions are you running?
>
> Thanks Dan  :-)
>
> All 5.0.3.  Single computer, newly installed OS and Bacula.  Old Bacula
> .conf files.

The dot commends (e.g. .messages) were introduced [relatively] recently. 
  Thus, I suspect whoever BAT was talking to did not recognize the 
command.  I'd verify that who were you walking is indeed a new-enough 
version.  For 'new-enough', see the release notes etc...


-- 
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