On Thursday 18 August 2005 11:10, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > 1. Backup up data as it changes. > > If I am not mistaken, this is part of fnctl() and the program is notified > by a signal. The problem with implementing this at the moment is that > Bacula is job based, and things are only backed up by a running job. > Probably this could be changed, but what I would propose is that if this > interests someone, he simply create a job that reads a particular file. > The monitor program could then be separate from Bacula and when it wants > something backed up, it writes the filename to a file and starts a Bacula > job. If this were something a lot of users used and wanted, it could be > more tightly integrated with Bacula later.
This is possible, but I'd hate to have a job that backed up just one file at a time. As I mentioned, I think it would take a lot less "rearchitecting" to create something that would be an "open ended" job. In other words, the job starts, registers the files it's watching, and then sends those files to the sd every time they change. Then once a certain size or elapsed time is reached, the sd would despool them. A fun idea to think about at any rate. > > 2. Browser based recovery > Anyway, perhaps php is a way we can get a graphical interface via the web. > If it is possible, php is something that is feasible as I don't mind > programming php. I know it can be done with Java, but I don't want to > program Java, so someone else will need to do it. So, if I'm understanding this correctly, the PHP script would connect to the dir (or pipe commands through the console), and the restore would initiate, with the sd writing to the client that restored the backup. That's cool. > The Python Qt GUI console > is non-trivial because I haven't yet overcome the steep learning curve with > *both* Python and Qt. Sounds fun. j----- k----- -- Joshua Kugler CDE System Administrator http://distance.uaf.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
