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On Jul 31, 2008, at 2:55 AM, wilfred AT starmail.co DOT za wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 30, 2008, at 10:02 AM, wilfred AT starmail.co DOT za wrote:
>>
>>> Whenever I try to check my bacula daemon status I get the following
>>> output:
>>> bacula-dir dead but pid file exists,
>>> Can anyone who has encountered this problem help me out.
>>
>>
>> I have not encountered it, but I think I know some information which
>> may be useful.
>>
>> What OS are you using?

> I'm using the latest Mandriva 2008 Spring edition,
>

>>
>> What version of Bacula?

> and I'm using bacula-2.4.2 version.
>
>>
>> Please paste the command you are using and the output it produces.
>>
> the command I'm used is:
> [root@localhost bacula]# ./bacula status
> bacula-sd (pid 20367) is running...
> bacula-fd (pid 20377) is running...
> bacula-dir dead but pid file exists
>

>> Does the PID file exist?
>>
>> Does the PID it contain relate to a running process?
>>
>> Is bacula-dir running?
>>
>>> do you know where should I start configuring my bacula  
>>> files,please help.
>>>

Oh, it sounds now like you are just setting up Bacula.  That is  
useful information.

I suspect bacula-dir is failing on startup.  I suspect a database issue.

If you start bacula-dir manually with a -f and -d 9 options, you  
should see the messages relating to your problem.

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






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