On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using the default settings of Bacula configurations to write the bacula > catalog backups to a file. The file is growing fast. I had a problem with > power failure and lost 4 months of backup due to a tape failure. I would like > to purge all jobids < 100, for instance, since the related tape doesn't exist > anymore. I hope this will reduce the catalog backup file size. > > I can't do it with "purge files jobid=2", for instance. Nothing happens and > the following message is showed: > > " > This command is can be DANGEROUS!!! > > It purges (deletes) all Files from a Job, > JobId, Client or Volume; or it purges (deletes) > all Jobs from a Client or Volume without regard > for retention periods. Normally you should use the > PRUNE command, which respects retention periods. > " > > How should I proceed? > Well if you lost an entire tape, it would be simpler to purge the tape. Does it still exist in the catalog? If not ignore the DANGEROUS comment.
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