that's a good strategy... I've had a few instances where there was a typo in the configuration file and it crashed bacula.
Ideally reload should validate the configs before reloading them. --Guy On 14 Jan 2011, at 12:37, John Drescher wrote: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Phil Stracchino <ala...@metrocast.net> wrote: >> On 01/13/11 07:45, Mister IT Guru wrote: >>> I'm making amendments and changes to my bacula config, but at the same >>> time I need to run my backups. Other than setting up a separate machine >>> to test my config, (which I will be doing in coming days, when the >>> hardware purchased for this arrives) >> >> You can reload while the Director is running. However, it is not 100% >> safe. My advice: Try not to do it any more often than you have to, and >> if you need to do a running reload, restart the Director at the next >> good opportunity. If necessary, make an opportunity. >> > > I always test before reloading in the console. > > bacula-dir -t /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf > > At this point if there is any errors in your config file bacula will tell you. > > John > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
