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diff --git a/system/bacula/README b/system/bacula/README index aa00642162..dc0da7f130 100644 --- a/system/bacula/README +++ b/system/bacula/README @@ -1,33 +1,18 @@ Bacula (Manage backup, recovery) - Client and server -Bacula is a set of computer programs that permit you (or the system admin) to -manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network -of computers of different kinds. In technical terms, it is a network -Client/Server based backup program. Bacula is relatively easy to use and -efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make -it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. Due to its modular design, -Bacula is scalable from small single computer systems to systems consisting -of hundreds of computers located over a large network. - -This script comes with a few options that can be set at build time, one of -which is DATABASE. Supported databases include postgresql, mysql and sqlite3. -By default mysql is selected, to disable or select another database, run: - - DATABASE="" ./bacula.SlackBuild - -Some say that having everything under /opt/bacula can be more backup friendly -for disaster recovery situations, and since the official documentation also -mentions this prefix in quite a few places, running the script with: - - OPT_PREFIX=yes ./bacula.SlackBuild - -will put (almost) everything into /opt/bacula directory. - -Another option worth mentioning is Bat, which by default comes disabled, and -if enabled with BAT=yes variable, creates a package with desktop entries. -Additionally, smtp delivery agent is assumed running on localhost, and job -announcements and core dumps are sent to root@localhost email address. Both -can be changed with EMAIL and SMTPHOST variables. - -For more information on upgrading from previous version see README.SLACKWARE -that came with this package (which is also installed with the documentation). +Bacula is a set of Open Source, computer programs that permit you (or the +system administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer +data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula is relatively +easy to use and very efficient, while offering many advanced storage management +features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. In +technical terms, it is an Open Source, network based backup program. + +This script has a few build options: + + DATABASE=auto|mysql|postgresql|sqlite - by default MySQL/MariaDB is selected + OPT_PREFIX=yes|no - install into /opt/bacula (disabled by default) + BAT=yes|no - build with GUI support (disabled by default) + EMAIL=root@localhost - destination for job announcements and core dumps + SMTPHOST=localhost - expects smtp daemon running on localhost + +More information about post-install/upgrading can be found in README.SLACKWARE diff --git a/system/bacula/README.SLACKWARE b/system/bacula/README.SLACKWARE index d32e7e6464..eaf57eba47 100644 --- a/system/bacula/README.SLACKWARE +++ b/system/bacula/README.SLACKWARE @@ -1,40 +1,34 @@ -This is an important excerpt from ReleaseNotes that came with bacula version -5.2.1 which explains updating database from 5.0.x version to 5.2.x. If you -are upgrading, it would be in your best interest to read and understand the -following: - -New Catalog format in version 5.2.0 and greater ------------------------------------------------ -This release of Bacula uses a new catalog format. We provide a set of -scripts that permit to convert a 5.0.x (version 12) catalog to 5.2.1 (version -14). The Bacula project rpm spec files have been modified to -detect the database change and do the upgrade for you. We strongly -recommend that you save a copy of your existing database before upgrading -using rpms. - -The simplest way to upgrade the database assuming you are building from -source (i.e. manually): -1. Stop any current version of Bacula from running. -2. Save a copy of your existing database. -3. Configure, build, and install the 5.2.1 version of Bacula - Note the new ./configure options in the manuals see the link - at the bottom of this file. -4. cd <your-scripts-installation-directory> -5. ./update_bacula_tables -6. If you have multiple catalogs, edit the update_bacula_tables - script and put the name of another database, and then - execute the script again. Repeat this until all Bacula - catalogs have been updated. -7. Start the new Bacula. If everything worked, it should - not print any error messages. - -If you start from scratch, you don't need to run the update_bacula_tables -script because the create_bacula_tables script automatically creates the new -table format. However, if you are using a version of Bacula older than 5.0.0 -(e.g. 3.0.3) then you need to run the update_bacula_tables script that will -be found in the <bacula>/src/cats directory after you run the ./configure -command. As mentioned above, before running this script, please backup your -catalog database, and when you do running it, be sure shutdown Bacula and be -aware that running the script can take some time depending on your database -size. +Installing from scratch +----------------------- +You may wish to add these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to start the service: + + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.bacula ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.bacula start + fi + +You may also add these lines to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: + + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.bacula ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.bacula stop + fi + +Remember to give executable permission to /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown: + + chmod 0755 /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown + +Upgrading from 5.2.13 to 9.0.6 +------------------------------ + +Before installing the new package, make sure to: + +1. Stop the old version from running +2. Save a copy of the old database for safe keeping + +Only after those two steps have been completed successfully: + +3. Upgrade to the new package +4. Run the update script: /var/bacula/scripts/update_bacula_tables +5. If you have multiple catalogs, edit and run the update script for each one + +If everything went well, starting Bacula should not print any error messages. |