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[Bacula-users] Rif: Re: Bconsole prune/purge commands

2009-03-20 10:18:53
Subject: [Bacula-users] Rif: Re: Bconsole prune/purge commands
From: Ferdinando Pasqualetti <fpasqual AT ccci DOT it>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:13:20 +0100

Martin Simmons <martin AT lispworks DOT com> wrote on 20/03/2009 11.59.10:

> >>>>> On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:42:36 +0100, Ferdinando Pasqualetti said:
> >
> > Does anybody knows if there is a reason why the "prune" command, which is
> > not dangerous and also automatically triggered in some cases ask for a
> > confirmation before being executed, while the "purge" command, which
> > overrides retention times, shows a caution message, but it is executed
> > anyway?
>
> The prune command removes records from the database, so it is slightly
> dangerous (you can't restore those jobs directly afterwards).
>


OK, but this only happens if all retention periods expired. Ok a confirm anyway,
but if I use the PURGE command I remove records even if periods did not expire.
So ok for the warning message, but if there is not a confirm the warning is just telling me
I could be in trouble, but I cannot change my mind.

> Automatic pruning only happens when a job runs and it only prunes the client
> being backed up, whereas the prune command can affect any client.
>
> __Martin
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