Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Regression testing - let's get more involved

2017-05-08 13:36:13
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Regression testing - let's get more involved
From: Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org>
To: Andrea Venturoli <ml AT netfence DOT it>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 13:35:16 -0400
> On May 8, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Andrea Venturoli <ml AT netfence DOT it> wrote:
> 
> On 05/08/17 18:51, Kern Sibbald wrote:
>> Hello,
>> In the next week or two, it will be *very* important for users to have 
>> regression scripts running, because finding problems now will allow me to 
>> fix them before the release.
>> To answer your question: normally you configure the Catalog interface 
>> details in the Catalog {} resource of the Director, but most of the 
>> bacula-dir.conf files that are used in regression testing, and there are 
>> many of them, are "canned", which means I am not sure that you can easily 
>> change the Catalog resource in each of these scripts.  You might be able to 
>> do it with a simple sed command that adds what Dan recommends.  You would 
>> point sed at all the *bacula-dir*.in files that are in <regress>/scripts.
>> It might be easier to bring up a new local postgres on your test machine or 
>> possibly a MySQL.
> 
> Thanks Dan and Kern for your answers.
> 
> AFAIK Postgres does not run in a jail (where I'm running the tests), unless 
> you set up your machine in such a way that the whole purpose of jails is 
> defeated, so this is a no-go.

I run PostgreSQL in my jails.  Every one of my Bacula regression tests run in a 
separate jail.

> I'd be interested in testing Postgres, since all my setups are based on this; 
> however, I'll choose sqlite over MySQL if I have to (i.e. if the sed you 
> suggest don't work).

I'd prefer PostgreSQL too...


-- 
Dan Langille - BSDCan / PGCon
dan AT langille DOT org




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