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

2011-11-23 12:02:31
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Force Bacula to retain at least one Full backup per job?
From: Thomas Mueller <thomas AT chaschperli DOT ch>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:59:32 +0100
On 23.11.2011 15:01, Ralph Kutschera wrote:
> 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
>

IMHO this is a new 5.2.x feature.

- Thomas


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