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Re: [Bacula-users] Force Bacula to retain at least one Full backup per job?

2011-11-23 09:04:01
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Force Bacula to retain at least one Full backup per job?
From: Ralph Kutschera <news2012 AT kutschera.priv DOT at>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:01:43 +0100
Hallo!

Am 16.04.2011 00:43, schrieb CDuv:
> Hello,
>
> While testing Bacula, I've had this bad "No full backup before
> 2011-04-15 13:37:00 found" surprise when trying to restore files of a
> Job
>
> The client status shows that jobs were correctly done (both full and
> incremental btw) but restore command says he can't.
>
> I think my problem comes from retention times: files/jobs of a full
> backup getting pruned after the defined File/Job Retention setting.
>
> Let's say I set a retention of 10 days and schedule my full backup
> every weeks : this should run fine, 10-days-old backups will be
> pruned 3 days after the last full backup. Right?
>
> But what if that Client isn't available for two weeks? The Job won't
> run, so will the full backup. But I think pruning will occurs and
> will make my job without any backup (either full or incremental). Am
> I still right?
>
> So here is my question: Is there a way to prevent Bacula from pruning
> files/jobs that are part of the last full backup Job done?
>
> Thank you

Is there a solution yet for Bacula 2.0.3?

Thanks,
   Ralph


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