Hello,
2012/12/7 Dan Langille <d...@langille.org>
> On 2012-12-07 06:06, Radosław Korzeniewski wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> 2012/12/7 Dan Langille <d...@langille.org [1]>
>>
>> My laptop has two hostnames. One is used when it comes in over the
>>> VPN. Another is used when its at home.
>>>
>>>
>>> How do I deal with this?
>>>
>>> I change the hostname in bacula-dir.conf and reload.
>>>
>>
>> You can use a setip console command for that. It is a dynamic change
>> so when Director restarts it back to the IP address set in config
>> file.
>>
>
> Good idea. Reading the documentation[1]
>
> ###
> setip
> Sets new client address - if authorized.
> A console is authorized to use the SetIP command only if it has a Console
> resource definition in both the Director and the Console. In addition, if
> the console name, provided on the Name = directive, must be the same as a
> Client name, the user of that console is permitted to use the SetIP command
> to change the Address directive in the Director's client resource to the IP
> address of the Console. This permits portables or other machines using DHCP
> (non-fixed IP addresses) to "notify" the Director of their current IP
> address.
> ###
>
> Hmmm, that second sentence needs to be improved.
>
> It seems to say: if you use bconsole from a Client, you can use setip to
> change
> the IP address of *that* client.
>
Yes it does exactly as described above.
> Is that your interpretation of that command?
>
Well, not an interpretation but an experience... :)
I think we should extend this command with options allowing administrator
or external application (i.e. DHCP server) to set IP address of any client.
best regards
--
Radosław Korzeniewski
rados...@korzeniewski.net
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