Dirk, On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 4:35 AM, Dirk H. Schulz <dirk.sch...@kinzesberg.de> wrote: >> And then - just from pure desperation - I started bacula-fd manually >> instead of via launchd (with the same parameters launchd is given) - and >> now it works! >> >> Somehow communication does not work correctly if bacula-fd is started >> via launchd (/sbin/bacula-fd -f -c /etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf). >> >> Anyone seen that before? Any workaround for that? It is MacOS X Client >> 10.5.5 Intel (uname -a outputs "Darwin external-fd.domain.de 9.5.0 >> Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; >> root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386 i386"). >> >> > Okay, after cooling down again I started searching. > > In the original bacula plist file for launchd from bacula sources there > is this entry: >> <key>Sockets</key> >> <dict> >> <key>Listeners</key> >> <array> >> <dict> >> <key>SockServiceName</key> >> <string>bacula-fd</string> >> </dict> >> </array> >> </dict> > That tells launchd to realize an on demand run like inetd does in > historical unixes. I did not find anything in Apple's documentation on > why this should prevent communication from bacula-fd outside to > bacula-sd, but it does. > Without this entry (and with added KeepAlive and RunAtLoad entries) it > works fine.
I've been using a simpler plist file for bacula backups of a couple of OS X systems for a few years, without any issue. The plist file is simple: sh-3.2# more /Library/LaunchDaemons/bacula-fd.plist <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>org.bacula.bacula-fd</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>/usr/local/sbin/bacula-fd</string> <string>-f</string> <string>-c</string> <string>/usr/local/etc/bacula-fd.conf</string> </array> <key>RunAtLoad</key> <true/> <key>UserName</key> <string>root</string> </dict> </plist> The bacula-fd stays running all the time, but that seems to be the standard setup, rather than having it started when needed via the launchd equivalent of xinetd. chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
