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author | Mario Preksavec <mario@slackware.hr> | 2018-04-12 20:20:43 +0200 |
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committer | Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org> | 2018-04-13 04:19:44 +0700 |
commit | 6c0ee4c63f8d08821c97fde19709f8af0d697d33 (patch) | |
tree | c4c8199404c4caa884d514c8d02724c5cff52738 /system/bacula/README | |
parent | 06f41b7861620b4979760b5435f1b139256eb87a (diff) |
system/bacula: Cherry-pick and fix the upgrading procedure.
Signed-off-by: Mario Preksavec <mario@slackware.hr>
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'system/bacula/README')
-rw-r--r-- | system/bacula/README | 47 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/system/bacula/README b/system/bacula/README index aa0064216273..dc0da7f130c7 100644 --- a/system/bacula/README +++ b/system/bacula/README @@ -1,33 +1,18 @@ Bacula (Manage backup, recovery) - Client and server -Bacula is a set of computer programs that permit you (or the system admin) to -manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network -of computers of different kinds. In technical terms, it is a network -Client/Server based backup program. Bacula is relatively easy to use and -efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make -it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. Due to its modular design, -Bacula is scalable from small single computer systems to systems consisting -of hundreds of computers located over a large network. - -This script comes with a few options that can be set at build time, one of -which is DATABASE. Supported databases include postgresql, mysql and sqlite3. -By default mysql is selected, to disable or select another database, run: - - DATABASE="" ./bacula.SlackBuild - -Some say that having everything under /opt/bacula can be more backup friendly -for disaster recovery situations, and since the official documentation also -mentions this prefix in quite a few places, running the script with: - - OPT_PREFIX=yes ./bacula.SlackBuild - -will put (almost) everything into /opt/bacula directory. - -Another option worth mentioning is Bat, which by default comes disabled, and -if enabled with BAT=yes variable, creates a package with desktop entries. -Additionally, smtp delivery agent is assumed running on localhost, and job -announcements and core dumps are sent to root@localhost email address. Both -can be changed with EMAIL and SMTPHOST variables. - -For more information on upgrading from previous version see README.SLACKWARE -that came with this package (which is also installed with the documentation). +Bacula is a set of Open Source, computer programs that permit you (or the +system administrator) to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer +data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula is relatively +easy to use and very efficient, while offering many advanced storage management +features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. In +technical terms, it is an Open Source, network based backup program. + +This script has a few build options: + + DATABASE=auto|mysql|postgresql|sqlite - by default MySQL/MariaDB is selected + OPT_PREFIX=yes|no - install into /opt/bacula (disabled by default) + BAT=yes|no - build with GUI support (disabled by default) + EMAIL=root@localhost - destination for job announcements and core dumps + SMTPHOST=localhost - expects smtp daemon running on localhost + +More information about post-install/upgrading can be found in README.SLACKWARE |