Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Howto remove clients permanently and completely from backup ?

2015-03-31 10:41:43
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Howto remove clients permanently and completely from backup ?
From: Alan Brown <ajb2 AT mssl.ucl.ac DOT uk>
To: Robert Heinzmann <r.heinzmann AT freelancer.traviangames DOT com>, "bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net" <bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:39:22 +0100
On 31/03/15 14:48, Robert Heinzmann wrote:
> Hello,
>
> how can I remove clients and the jobs / volumes etc. from Bacula, once
> the client is gone ?
>
> If I remove the client from the config file, it will not be removed from
> catalog.

See the purge command

>  Also if no job is running anymore, files and jobs are not
> purged anymore.

Depending how long you want to keep things around, they will eventually 
be purged when the tapes age out.

In practice you'll  probably want to keep the client's records around 
for at least one backup cycle in case someone wants an item off it (this 
has happened here)

AB






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