Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula not backing up catalogue

2010-12-16 20:56:50
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula not backing up catalogue
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:53:38 -0500
On 12/16/2010 6:25 AM, Telemat wrote:
>
> Dan Langille wrote:
>> On 12/13/2010 5:10 AM, Telemat wrote:
>> Which is true?
>>
>
>
> If you bothered to read the first paragraph then you will see that I followed 
> a working setup on ClearOS which backs up the catalog to the same tape as the 
> main backup, but on the Ubuntu 10.04 server it doesn't backup the catalog at 
> all, but sits there asking for apendable media. Considering the data backup 
> is only around 4GB and the tapes are 24GB, I would have thought that there's 
> be plenty of space.

I did bother to read it. I was unable to make sense of it. Sorry.

>> That's really hard to read...
>>
>
>
> Why? Its a config file. Users who are familiar with config files should be 
> able to follow it.

See http://marc.info/?l=bacula-users&m=129223555817201&w=2 and you'll 
see what the Bacula Users mailing list received.

>> I see you are posting on
>> backupcentral.com. I suggest not posting configuration files there.
>> Instead, join the bacula users mailing list and post there.
>>
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
>>
>
>
> I will, thank you.
>
>
>> That way, the mailing list users will not be subjected to the HTML
>> entities we see below.
>>
>
>
> I'm sorry. I won't darken your doorstep again.

Umm,

>
>
>>
>> I don't expect anyone on the mailing list to read the config you sent.
>> It's pretty hard to follow.
>>
>
>
> Really, this forum is all about asking for help. If you can't post config 
> files for others to see and follow, what's the point of this forum, just to 
> chat about issues?

You seem to be unaware that the forum you are using is cross posted to 
the Bacula users mailing list.

> I have been involved with open source and linux for the best part of 10 years 
> and the tone of your reply reminds me of all those trolls who frequent the 
> Gentoo and Debian forums telling newcomers to go away. Either help with the 
> issue or don't comment if your comment isn't constructive.

Wow.  That's completely uncalled for.

> I'm not fiddling with a linux install at home, this is a live server and we 
> are having issues with the community version of bacula, if the config files 
> are hard to follow, then you really are reading the wrong forums.

Geez.  Wow.  Sorry.  Give it a rest man.  We're happy to help, but only 
if you're willing to work with us....

-- 
Dan Langille - http://langille.org/

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