On 29 Mar 2007 at 14:39, Dirk Kleinhesselink wrote: > > On 29 Mar 2007 at 14:21, Dirk Kleinhesselink wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007, Ryan Novosielski wrote: > >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >>> Hash: SHA1 > >>> > >>> Dan Langille wrote: > >>>> On 29 Mar 2007 at 13:40, Dirk Kleinhesselink wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I've installed the windows bacula client on a windows XP system I want > >>>>> to > >>>>> back up. It's installed in C:\bacula\bin and the configuration file > >>>>> is there, but the service fails to start. Per the user's guide section > >>>>> on windows clients, I've tried to run the command with debugging from > >>>>> a console window: bacula-fd -d100 -c c:\bacula\bin\bacula-fd.conf > >>>>> but this produces no output - the prompt simply returns. I've checked > >>>>> the task manager process list and there isn't a running bacula process. > >>>> > >>>> Show us your config file. > >>> > >>> Also, consider Bacula has made great strides, particularly on Windows, > >>> in 2.0.x. > > > >> > >> Ok, here's the configuration file -- although shouldn't the debug test > >> produce output one way or another ? > >> > >> My server is running 1.38.x so I thought I should stay consistent. > >> > >> C:\bacula\bin\bacula-fd.conf > >> # > >> # Default Bacula File Daemon Configuration file > >> # > >> # For Bacula release 1.38.10 (08 June 2006) -- cygwin 1.5.18(0.132/4/2) > >> # > >> # There is not much to change here except perhaps the > >> # File daemon Name to > >> # > >> > >> # > >> # List Directors who are permitted to contact this File daemon > >> # > >> Director { > >> Name = localhost-dir > >> Address = 128.218.64.241 > >> Password = "xxxxx" > >> } > >> > >> # > >> # "Global" File daemon configuration specifications > >> # > >> FileDaemon { # this is me > >> Name = lark-fd > >> FDport = 9102 # where we listen for the director > >> WorkingDirectory = /bacula/working > >> Pid Directory = /bacula/working > > > > Do these directories exist? > > > >> } > >> > >> # Send all messages except skipped files back to Director > >> Messages { > >> Name = Standard > >> Address = 128.218.64.241 > >> Password = "xxxxx" > >> director = localhost-dir = all, !skipped > >> }
> Yes - the working directory is a subdirectory of the c:\bacula > directory does the c: need to be specified ? The paths are absolute. Not relative. So yes. Specify the full path. -- Dan Langille : Software Developer looking for work my resume: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php PGCon - The PostgreSQL Conference - http://www.pgcon.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users