A copy job works for me in Bacula 13.0.0 without this problem (even if the bacula-fd isn't running).
__Martin >>>>> On Mon, 5 Sep 2022 19:09:18 +0200, Justin Case said: > > Yes, it does match. I then replaced the dummy password with the actual FD > password, and the error did not occur any more when starting copy jobs. This > behaves differently than documented, that’s why I am asking. > > > On 5. Sep 2022, at 17:56, Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> wrote: > > > > That looks strange to me. The "JobId 0" maybe means that it was caused by > > something else. Does the time "04-Sep 14:19" match the sequence of times in > > the other messages about the copy job? > > > > __Martin > > > > > >>>>>> On Sun, 4 Sep 2022 14:33:03 +0200, Justin Case said: > >> > >> Hi there, > >> > >> I took this snipped from the main documentation about copy jobs: > >> > >> # # Fake client for copy jobs # > >> Client { > >> Name = None > >> Address = localhost > >> Password = "NoNe” > >> Catalog = MyCatalog > >> } > >> > >> # # Default template for a CopyDiskToTape Job # JobDefs { > >> > >> Name = CopyDiskToTape > >> Type = Copy > >> Messages = StandardCopy > >> Client = None > >> FileSet = None > >> Selection Type = PoolUncopiedJobs > >> Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 10 > >> SpoolData = No > >> Allow Duplicate Jobs = Yes > >> Cancel Queued Duplicates = No > >> Cancel Running Duplicates = No > >> Priority = 13 > >> } > >> > >> It says: "The Copy Job runs without using the File daemon by copying the > >> data from the old backup Volume to a different Volume in a different > >> Pool.” So there is no need for a working Client. > >> > >> This does not seem to be entirely factual. I configured it as suggested > >> above, but then the Director gives me: > >> > >> 04-Sep 14:19 bacula-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: authenticatebase.cc:435 > >> Director unable to authenticate with File Daemon at "localhost:9102". > >> Possible causes: Passwords or names not the same or > >> > >> The copy job still works, but I think it is not suitable to provoke such > >> an error. > >> > >> Why would the Director actually connect to the client? May I suppress this? > >> > >> Thanks for considering my question, > >> J/C > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bacula-users mailing list > >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users