John J. Stimson-III wrote:
> 
> My bacula-dir.conf file has this section:
> 
> # Generic catalog service
> Catalog {
>   Name = MyCatalog
>   dbname = bacula; user = bacula; password = ""
> }
> 
> ...
> 
> # ./grant_mysql_privileges -p
> (big permissions table prints)
> Privileges for bacula granted.
> # ./create_mysql_database -u bacula
> Creation of bacula database succeeded.
> # ./make_mysql_tables -u bacula
> Creation of Bacula MySQL tables succeeded.
> 
> # ./bacula start
> Starting the Bacula Storage daemon
> Starting the Bacula File daemon
> Starting the Bacula Director daemon
> 25-Apr 10:15 bacula-dir:  Fatal error: Could not open Catalog "MyCatalog",
> database "bacula".
> 25-Apr 10:15 bacula-dir:  Fatal error: mysql.c:188 Unable to connect to
> MySQL server. 
> Database=bacula User=bacula
> It is probably not running or your password is incorrect.
> 25-Apr 10:15 bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION
> Please correct configuration file: /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf
> 
> # dbcheck -c /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf 
> 25-Apr 11:05 dbcheck: Fatal Error at dbcheck.c:253 because:
> mysql.c:188 Unable to connect to MySQL server. 
> Database=bacula User=bacula
> It is probably not running or your password is incorrect.
> 
> 

The problem is most likely incorrect permissions on the tables or database.
I got the same error message (using postgresql) and after running

$ ./grant_postgresql_privileges bacula -U root

as root in /etc/bacula the problem was gone.

BR Håkon Løvdal

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