Sorry - meant to reply to the list too. Sorry - should have given more info...
iptables turned off at this point. No delays (i.e. dns) # ./bconsole Connecting to Director srv1:9101 1000 OK: srv1-dir Version: 1.38.5 (18 January 2006) Enter a period to cancel a command. *status client Using default Catalog name=MyCatalog DB=bacula Automatically selected Client: srv1-fd Connecting to Client srv1-fd at srv1:9102 Failed to connect to Client srv1-fd. ==== You have messages. * 26-Mar 16:40 srv1-dir: *Console*.2006-03-26_16.36.37 Fatal error: Unable to authenticate with File daemon. Possible causes: Passwords or names not the same or Maximum Concurrent Jobs exceeded on the FD or FD networking messed up (restart daemon). Please see http://www.bacula.org/rel-manual/faq.html#AuthorizationErrors for help. as for syslog and dmesg... I've cleaned up the issue of /var/bacula where 'group' bacula wasn't given write permissions, which kept bacula-dir from starting up and I have this message in dmesg which I think might be harmless... st0: MTSETDRVBUFFER only allowed for root. since the btape tests passed. Craig On Mon, 2006-03-27 at 01:16 +0100, Nicole King wrote: > Hi Craig, > > In what way does "it not connect"? Is there a long delay, followed by an > error message? If there's an error message, what is it? Any messages in the > log (dmesg)? Is there any filtering of IP (eg. Iptables)? > > Nicole (aka CatsMuvva) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig White > Sent: 27 March 2006 00:17 > To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Bacula-users] struggling getting started > > > newbie alert... > > installed 1.38-5 (built rpm from src rpm on CentOS-4) > > NOTE: /var/bacula wasn't created as writable by group bacula which had > to be fixed before I could get bacula-dir to start. > > Working through the 'getting started' instructions... > > Anyway, I am trying to connect with bconsole and it can't connect. > > I edited the passwords within bacula-dir.conf bacula-sd.conf > bconsole.conf so they are the same and restarted all of the bacula > daemons. > > Still the same issue. > > So I changed the bacula-dir.conf and bconsole.conf to use the fqdn for > their 'Address' even though I get reverse dns lookup for either short > name or fqdn, restarted all the bacula daemons and still bconsole can't > authenticate to the Director. > > I know that the director is running...as I stated above, I fixed that. > > I think I have exhausted my understanding of the documentation > 'AuthenticationErrors' FAQ > > anybody have suggestions? > > Thanks > > Craig > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users