On 6/09/2012 6:39 PM, Simone Caronni wrote: >> You could also use multiple ClientRunBefore statements in the config file. >> Personally I would still prefer a script in the client. > On my setups I use the opposite. If you need to add a line to the > script, you need to copy the same script over all the clients. With > multiple lines, maybe you can change just one line in the Job > Definition. > > Don't know how many you have in your backup infrastructure, but that's > not feasible at all in our setup; especially because the clients and > daemons are separated by firewalls and do not allow easy copying > everywhere. As a suitably secure user:
$ for i in `cat list_of_backup_machines` do scp magicscript $i:/opt/bacula/magicscript done If you haven't set up ssh-equivalence, and, for some reason cannot do so, then an 'expect' script is only slightly more complicated. Probably be a good idea, in that case, to write an expect script to set up ssh equivalence. Cheers, Gary B-) -- When men talk to their friends, they insult each other. They don't really mean it. When women talk to their friends, they compliment each other. They don't mean it either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users