Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-07 Thread Jeremy Maes
Op 4/11/2011 22:50, Dan Langille schreef: > On Nov 4, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Christian Manal wrote: > >> Am 04.11.2011 17:14, schrieb Christopher Geegan: >>> For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate >>> a restore from the client. >> Hi, >> >> why don't you just install bc

Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Christopher Geegan
Hadn't thought about that. I will look into it tomorrow. Christian Manal wrote: Am 04.11.2011 17:14, schrieb Christopher Geegan: > For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate > a restore from the client. Hi, why don't you just install bconsole on your clients for

Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Christopher Geegan
That's a unique approach. I will investigate this one also. Thank you. Dan Langille wrote: On Nov 4, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Christian Manal wrote: > Am 04.11.2011 17:14, schrieb Christopher Geegan: >> For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate >> a restore from the cl

Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Dan Langille
On Nov 4, 2011, at 5:46 PM, Christian Manal wrote: > Am 04.11.2011 17:14, schrieb Christopher Geegan: >> For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate >> a restore from the client. > > Hi, > > why don't you just install bconsole on your clients for that? +1 Additio

Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Christian Manal
Am 04.11.2011 17:14, schrieb Christopher Geegan: > For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate > a restore from the client. Hi, why don't you just install bconsole on your clients for that? Regards, Christian Manal --

Re: [Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Alexandre Chapellon
This require the client to control the director, which, i guess, would imply security issue. That said, backup and restore initiation has once been in the roadmap (I saw this years ago) but when checking the tod/roadmap on the website today, I can't see anything l

[Bacula-users] Client side functions

2011-11-04 Thread Christopher Geegan
I really like Bacula, however one drawback I have observed is the lack of client-side features. For example, it would be beneficial in some cases to be able to initiate a restore from the client. Also, for remote clients it would seem that a VPN connection or other be required since all communi