On 24 Oct 2007 at 14:39, Simon Barrett wrote: > On Tuesday 23 October 2007 14:52:21 Mateus Interciso wrote: > > On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:44:15 +0100, Chris Howells wrote: > > > Mateus Interciso wrote: > > >> But on the bacula-dir.conf file, I do have setted up the bacula > > >> password on the Catalog configuration, so why is he not even trying to > > >> use it? The other backups run absolutly normal. > > > > > > You are running make_catalog_backup with the wrong arguments. This is > > > configured via the RunBeforeJob line, not the catalog resource. > > > > > > From 'make_catalog_backup' (which is a shell script). > > > > > > # $1 is the name of the database to be backed up and the name # of > > > the output file (default = bacula). # $2 is the user name with which to > > > access the database # (default = bacula). > > > # $3 is the password with which to access the database or "" if no > > > password # (default "") > > > > > > > > > So you need a third argument which is the db password. Modify the > > > > > > RunBeforeJob = "make_catalog_backup bacula bacula" to read > > > > > > to read > > > > > > RunBeforeJob = "make_catalog_backup bacula bacula <dbpassword>" > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Now it worked, thanks :D > > I just wonder why it was working before, since the configuration files > > are exactly the same, and the env is the same as well.... > > > On this matter; adding the password to the RunBeforeJob line causes my > database password to appear on the status emails: > > 24-Oct 13:09 fs01-dir: BeforeJob: run command > "/etc/bacula/make_catalog_backup > bacula bacula MyPasswordHere" > > Status emails are sent in clear text across our network. Is there a > recommended solution to include sensitive variables in the config files > without exposing them like this?
http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Catalog_Maintenance.html Click on Security considerations -- Dan Langille - http://www.langille.org/ Available for hire: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
