My question was more "is there any check other programs can do to know if a bacula jobs is running ?" On the bacula-dir side ? On the bacula-fd side ?
Thanks for your answer. Kevin Keane wrote : > No, that would be difficult to do because you can't simply say "ALL > other programs" need to be locked out. Some would have to stay running > just to keep the system going. If you are backing up things such as > databases or email systems, and are using snapshots, such a lockout > would defeat the purpose of the snapshot. > > If you do have such a conflict, you will need to resolve it on a > case-by-case basis. Usually, the ClientRunBeforeJob and > ClientRunAfterJob scripts can be used for that purpose. > > Restore doesn't need locks anyway because by default you are not > restoring to the same location where the file came from. Bacula expects > you to manually move it back in place - and shut down whatever program > may need to be shut down. > > le dahut wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Does bacula manage locks Before/After Backup/Restore ? >> >> The idea is : >> * prevent other programs to run if a backup/restore is in process >> * prevent bacula to run backup/restore if another program is running >> >> the second point could also be : >> * make bacula backup/restore wait until another program has released its >> lock >> >> >> K.T. >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
