4 \section*{Installing Bacula}
5 \label{_ChapterStart17}
6 \index[general]{Bacula!Installing }
7 \index[general]{Installing Bacula }
8 \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Installing Bacula}
11 \index[general]{General }
12 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{General}
14 In general, you will need the Bacula source release, and if you want to run
15 a Windows client, you will need the Bacula Windows binary release.
16 However, Bacula needs certain third party packages (such as {\bf MySQL},
17 {\bf PostgreSQL}, or {\bf SQLite} to build properly depending on the
18 options you specify. Normally, {\bf MySQL} and {\bf PostgreSQL} are
19 packages that can be installed on your distribution. However, if you do
20 not have them, to simplify your task, we have combined a number of these
21 packages into two {\bf depkgs} releases (Dependency Packages). This can
22 vastly simplify your life by providing you with all the necessary packages
23 rather than requiring you to find them on the Web, load them, and install
26 \subsection*{Source Release Files}
27 \index[general]{Source Files}
28 \index[general]{Release Files}
29 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Source Release File}
30 Beginning with Bacula 1.38.0, the source code has been broken into
31 four separate tar files each corresponding to a different module in
32 the Bacula CVS. The released files are:
35 \item [bacula-1.38.0.tar.gz]
36 This is the primary source code release for Bacula. On each
37 release the version number (1.38.0) will be updated.
39 \item [bacula-docs-1.38.0.tar.gz]
40 This file contains a copy of the docs directory with the
41 documents prebuild. English HTML directory, single HTML
42 file, and pdf file. The French and German translations
43 are in progress, but are not built.
45 \item [bacula-gui-1.38.0.tar.gz]
46 This file contains the non-core GUI programs. Currently,
47 it contains bacula-web, a PHP program for producing management
48 viewing of your Bacula job status in a browser; and bimagemgr
49 a browser program for burning CDROM images with Bacula Volumes.
51 \item [bacula-rescue-1.8.1.tar.gz]
52 This is the Bacula Rescue CDROM code. Note, the version number
53 of this package is not tied to the Bacula release version, so
54 it will be different. Using this code, you can burn a CDROM
55 with your system configuration and containing a statically
56 linked version of the File daemon. This can permit you to easily
57 repartition and reformat your hard disks and reload your
58 system with Bacula in the case of a hard disk failure.
60 \item [winbacula-1.38.0.exe]
61 This file is the 32 bit Windows installer for installing
62 the Windows client (File daemon) on a Windows machine.
63 Beginning with Bacula version 1.39.20, this executable will
64 also load the Win32 Director and the Win32 Storage daemon.
69 \subsection*{Upgrading Bacula}
70 \index[general]{Bacula!Upgrading }
71 \index[general]{Upgrading Bacula }
72 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Upgrading Bacula}
74 If you are upgrading from one Bacula version to another, you should first
75 carefully read the ReleaseNotes of all versions between your current
76 version and the version to which you are upgrading. If the Bacula catalog
77 database has been upgraded (as it is almost every major release), you will
78 either need to reinitialize your database starting from scratch (not
79 normally a good idea), or save an ASCII copy of your database, then proceed
80 to upgrade it. This is normally done after Bacula is build and installed
84 cd <installed-scripts-dir> (default /etc/bacula)
85 ./update_bacula_tables
88 This update script can also be find in the Bacula source src/cats
91 If there are several database upgrades between your version and the
92 version to which you are upgrading, you will need to apply each database
93 upgrade script. For your convenience, you can find all the old upgrade scripts
94 in the {\bf upgradedb} directory of the source code. You will need to edit the
95 scripts to correspond to your system configuration. The final upgrade script,
96 if any, can be applied as noted above.
98 If you are upgrading from one major version to another, you will need to
99 replace all your components at the same time as generally the inter-daemon
100 protocol will change. However, within any particular release (e.g. version
101 1.32.x) unless there is an oversight or bug, the daemon protocol will not
102 change. If this is confusing, simply read the ReleaseNotes very carefully as
103 they will note if all daemons must be upgraded at the same time.
105 Finally, please note that in general it is not necessary to do a
106 {\bf make uninstall} before doing an upgrade. In fact, if you do so, you will
107 most likely delete all your conf files, which could be disastrous.
108 The normal procedure during an upgrade is simply:
111 ./configure (your options)
116 In general none of your existing .conf or .sql files will be overwritten,
117 and you must do both the {\bf make} and {\bf make install} commands, a
118 {\bf make install} without the preceding {\bf make} will not work.
120 For additional information on upgrading, please see the \ilink{Upgrading Bacula
121 Versions}{upgrading} in the Tips chapter of this manual.
123 \subsection*{Releases Numbering}
124 \index[general]{Release Numbering}
125 \index[general]{Version Numbering}
126 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Release Numbering}
127 Every Bacula release whether beta or production has a different number
128 as well as the date of the release build. The numbering system follows
129 traditional Open Source conventions in that it is of the form.
140 where each component (major, minor, patch) is a number.
141 The major number is currently 1 and normally does not change
142 very frequently. The minor number starts at 0 and increases
143 each for each production release by 2 (i.e. it is always an
144 even number for a production release), and the patch number is
145 starts at zero each time the minor number changes. The patch
146 number is increased each time a bug fix (or fixes) is released
149 So, as of this date (10 September 2006), the current production Bacula
150 release is version 1.38.11. If there are bug fixes, the next release
151 will be 1.38.12 (i.e. the patch number has increased by one).
153 For all patch releases where the minor version number does not change,
154 the database and all the daemons will be compatible. That means that
155 you can safely run a 1.38.0 Director with a 1.38.11 Client. Of course,
156 in this case, the Director may have bugs that are not fixed. Generally,
157 within a minor release (some minor releases are not so minor), all
158 patch numbers are officially released to production. This means that while
159 the current Bacula version is 1.38.11, versions 1.38.0, 1.38.1, ... 1.38.10
160 have all been previously released.
162 When the minor number is odd, it indicates that the package is under
163 development and thus may not be stable. For example, while the current
164 production release of Bacula is currently 1.38.11, the current development
165 version is 1.39.22. All patch versions of the development code are
166 available in the CVS (source repository). However, not all patch versions
167 of the development code (odd minor version) are officially released. When
168 they are released, they are released as beta versions (see below for a
169 definition of what beta means for Bacula releases).
171 In general when the minor number increases from one production release
172 to the next (i.e. 1.38.x to 1.40.0), the catalog database must be upgraded,
173 the Director and Storage daemon must always be on the same minor release
174 number, and often (not always), the Clients must also be on the same minor
175 release. As often as possible, we attempt to make new releases that are
176 downwards compatible with prior clients, but this is not always possible.
177 You must check the release notes. In general, you will have fewer problems
178 if you always run all the components on the same minor version number (i.e.
179 all either 1.38.x or 1.40.x but not mixed).
182 \subsection*{Beta Releases}
183 \index[general]{Beta Releases}
184 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Beta Releases}
185 Towards the end of the development cycle, which typically runs
186 one year from a major release to another, there will be several beta
187 releases of the development code prior to a production release.
188 As noted above, beta versions always have odd minor version numbers
189 (e.g 1.37.x or 1.39.x).
190 The purpose of the beta releases is to allow early adopter users to test
191 the new code. Beta releases are made with the following considerations:
194 \item The code passes the regression testing on Linux,
195 FreeBSD, and Solaris machines. Including tape drive testing
196 on Linux and FreeBSD (not currently on Solaris).
197 \item There are no known major bugs, or on the rare occassion that
198 there are, they will be documented.
199 \item Some of the new code/features may not yet be tested.
200 \item Bugs are expected to be found, especially in the new
201 code before the final production release.
202 \item The code will have been run in production in at least one small
204 \item The Win32 client will have been run in production at least
205 one night at that small site.
206 \item The documentation in the manual is unlikely to be complete especially
207 for the new features, and the Release Notes may not be fully
209 \item Beta code is not generally recommended for everyone, but
210 rather for early adopters.
214 \subsection*{Dependency Packages}
216 \index[general]{Dependency Packages}
217 \index[general]{Packages!Dependency}
218 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Dependency Packages}
220 As discussed above, we have combined a number of third party packages that
221 Bacula might need into the {\bf depkgs} release. You can,
222 of course, get the latest packages from the original authors or
223 from your operating system supplier. The locations of
224 where we obtained the packages are in the README file in each package.
225 However, be aware that the packages in the depkgs files have been tested by us
226 for compatibility with Bacula.
228 Typically, a dependency package will be named {\bf depkgs-ddMMMyy.tar.gz}
229 where {\bf dd} is the day we release it, {\bf MMM}
230 is the abbreviated month (e.g. Jan), and {\bf yy} is the year. An actual
231 example is: {\bf depkgs-07Apr02.tar.gz}. To install and build this package (if
232 needed), you do the following:
235 \item Create a {\bf bacula} directory, into which you will place both the
236 Bacula source as well as the dependency package.
237 \item Detar the {\bf depkg} into the {\bf bacula} directory.
238 \item cd bacula/depkgs
242 Although the exact composition of the dependency packages may change from time
243 to time, the current makeup is the following:
245 \addcontentsline{lot}{table}{Dependency Packages}
246 \begin{longtable}{|l|l|}
248 \multicolumn{1}{|c| }{\bf 3rd Party Package } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{\bf
249 depkgs } & \multicolumn{1} \\
250 \hline {SQLite } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{X } & \multicolumn{1} \\
251 \hline {SQLite3 } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{X } & \multicolumn{1} \\
252 \hline {mtx } & \multicolumn{1}{c| }{X } & \multicolumn{1} \\
257 Note, some of these packages are quite large, so that building them can be a
258 bit time consuming. The above instructions will build all the packages
259 contained in the directory. However, when building Bacula, it will take only
260 those pieces that it actually needs.
262 Alternatively, you can make just the packages that are needed. For example,
271 will configure and build only the SQLite package.
273 You should build the packages that you will require in {\bf depkgs} a
274 prior to configuring and building Bacula, since Bacula will need
275 them during the build process.
277 Even if you do not use SQLite, you might find it worthwhile to build {\bf mtx}
278 because the {\bf tapeinfo} program that comes with it can often provide you
279 with valuable information about your SCSI tape drive (e.g. compression,
280 min/max block sizes, ...). Note, most distros provide {\bf mtx} as part of
283 The {\bf depkgs1} package is depreciated and previously contained
284 readline, which should be available on all operating systems.
286 The {\bf depkgs-win32} package is deprecated and no longer used in
287 Bacula version 1.39.x and later. It was previously used to build
288 the native Win32 client program, but this program is now built on Linux
289 systems using cross-compiling. All the tools and third party libraries
290 are automatically downloaded by executing the appropriate scripts. See
291 src/win32/README.mingw32 for more details.
293 \subsection*{Supported Operating Systems}
295 \index[general]{Systems!Supported Operating }
296 \index[general]{Supported Operating Systems }
297 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Supported Operating Systems}
300 \ilink{ Supported Operating Systems}{SupportedOSes} section
301 of the QuickStart chapter of this manual.
303 \subsection*{Building Bacula from Source}
305 \index[general]{Source!Building Bacula from }
306 \index[general]{Building Bacula from Source }
307 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Building Bacula from Source}
309 The basic installation is rather simple.
312 \item Install and build any {\bf depkgs} as noted above. This
313 should be unnecessary on most modern Operating Systems.
314 \item Configure and install MySQL or PostgreSQL (if desired).
315 \ilink{Installing and Configuring MySQL Phase I}{_ChapterStart} or
316 \ilink{Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL Phase
317 I}{_ChapterStart10}. If you are installing from rpms, and are
318 using MySQL, please be sure to install {\bf mysql-devel}, so that the MySQL
319 header files are available while compiling Bacula. In addition, the MySQL
320 client library {\bf mysqlclient} requires the gzip compression library {\bf
321 libz.a} or {\bf libz.so}. If you are using rpm packages, these libraries are
322 in the {\bf libz-devel} package. On Debian systems, you will need to load the
323 {\bf zlib1g-dev} package. If you are not using rpms or debs, you will need to
324 find the appropriate package for your system.
326 Note, if you already have a running MySQL or PostgreSQL on your system, you
327 can skip this phase provided that you have built the thread safe libraries.
328 And you have already installed the additional rpms noted above.
330 \item As an alternative to MySQL and PostgreSQL, configure and install SQLite,
331 which is part of the {\bf depkgs} and also available with most modern
333 \ilink{Installing and Configuring SQLite}{_ChapterStart33}. SQLite is
334 probably not suited to a fair size production environment because it
335 tends to be slow compared to MySQL and it has few or poor tools for
336 repairing database damage.
338 \item Detar the Bacula source code preferably into the {\bf bacula} directory
341 \item {\bf cd} to the directory containing the source code.
343 \item ./configure (with appropriate options as described below)
345 \item Check the output of ./configure very carefully, especially the Install
346 binaries and Install config directories. If they are not correct,
347 please rerun ./configure until they are. The output from ./configure is
348 stored in {\bf config.out} and can be re-displayed at any time without
349 rerunning the ./configure by doing {\bf cat config.out}.
351 \item If after running ./configure once, you decide to change options and
352 re-run it, that is perfectly fine, but before re-running it, you should run:
361 so that you are sure to start from scratch and not have a mixture of the two
362 options. This is because ./configure caches much of the information. The {\bf
363 make distclean} is also critical if you move the source directory from one
364 machine to another. If the {\bf make distclean} fails, just ignore it and
371 If you get errors while linking in the Storage daemon directory
372 (src/stored), it is probably because you have not loaded the static
373 libraries on your system. I noticed this problem on a Solaris system.
374 To correct it, make sure that you have not added {\bf
375 {-}{-}enable-static-tools} to the {\bf ./configure} command.
377 If you skip this step ({\bf make}) and proceed immediately to the {\bf
378 make install} you are making two serious errors: 1. your install will
379 fail because Bacula requires a {\bf make} before a {\bf make install}.
380 2. you are depriving yourself of the chance to make sure there are no
381 errors before beginning to write files to your system directories.
385 Please be sure you have done a {\bf make} before entering this command,
386 and that everything has properly compiled and linked without errors.
389 \item If you are new to Bacula, we {\bf strongly} recommend that you skip
390 the next step and use the default configuration files, then run the
391 example program in the next chapter, then come back and modify your
392 configuration files to suit your particular needs.
394 \item Customize the configuration files for each of the three daemons
395 (Directory, File, Storage) and for the Console program. For the details
396 of how to do this, please see \ilink{Setting Up Bacula Configuration
397 Files}{_ChapterStart16} in the Configuration chapter of this manual. We
398 recommend that you start by modifying the default configuration files
399 supplied, making the minimum changes necessary. Complete customization
400 can be done after you have Bacula up and running. Please take care when
401 modifying passwords, which were randomly generated, and the {\bf Name}s
402 as the passwords and names must agree between the configuration files
403 for security reasons.
405 \item Create the Bacula MySQL database and tables
407 \ilink{Installing and Configuring MySQL Phase II}{mysql_phase2} or
408 create the Bacula PostgreSQL database and tables
409 \ilink{Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL Phase
410 II}{PostgreSQL_phase2} or alternatively if you are using
412 \ilink{Installing and Configuring SQLite Phase II}{phase2}.
414 \item Start Bacula ({\bf ./bacula start}) Note. the next chapter shows you
415 how to do this in detail.
417 \item Interface with Bacula using the Console program
419 \item For the previous two items, please follow the instructions in the
420 \ilink{Running Bacula}{_ChapterStart1} chapter of this manual,
421 where you will run a simple backup and do a restore. Do this before you make
422 heavy modifications to the configuration files so that you are sure that
423 Bacula works and are familiar with it. After that changing the conf files
426 \item If after installing Bacula, you decide to "move it", that is to
427 install it in a different set of directories, proceed as follows:
433 ./configure (your-new-options)
442 If all goes well, the {\bf ./configure} will correctly determine which
443 operating system you are running and configure the source code appropriately.
444 Currently, FreeBSD, Linux (RedHat), and Solaris are supported. MacOS X 10.3 is
445 reported to work with the Client only as long as readline support is disabled.
448 If you install Bacula on more than one system, and they are identical, you can
449 simply transfer the source tree to that other system and do a "make
450 install". However, if there are differences in the libraries or OS versions,
451 or you wish to install on a different OS, you should start from the original
452 compress tar file. If you do transfer the source tree, and you have previously
453 done a ./configure command, you MUST do:
461 prior to doing your new ./configure. This is because the GNU autoconf tools
462 cache the configuration, and if you re-use a configuration for a Linux machine
463 on a Solaris, you can be sure your build will fail. To avoid this, as
464 mentioned above, either start from the tar file, or do a "make distclean".
466 In general, you will probably want to supply a more complicated {\bf
467 configure} statement to ensure that the modules you want are built and that
468 everything is placed into the correct directories.
470 For example, on Fedora, RedHat, or SuSE one could use the following:
476 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
477 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
478 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
479 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
481 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
482 --with-dump-email=$USER
486 Note, the advantage of using the above configuration to start is that
487 everything will be put into a single directory, which you can later delete
488 once you have run the examples in the next chapter and learned how Bacula
489 works. In addition, the above can be installed and run as non-root.
491 For the developer's convenience, I have added a {\bf defaultconfig} script to
492 the {\bf examples} directory. This script contains the statements that you
493 would normally use, and each developer/user may modify them to suit his needs.
494 You should find additional useful examples in this directory as well.
496 The {\bf \verb:--:enable-conio} or {\bf \verb:--:enable-readline} options are useful because
497 they provide a command line history and editing capability for the Console
498 program. If you have included either option in the build, either the {\bf
499 termcap} or the {\bf ncurses} package will be needed to link. On most
500 systems, including RedHat and SuSE, you should include the ncurses package.
501 If Bacula's configure process finds the ncurses libraries, it will use
502 those rather than the termcap library.
503 On some systems, such as SuSE, the termcap library is not in the standard
504 library directory. As a consequence, the option may be disabled or you may
505 get an error message such as:
509 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.1/.../ld:
510 cannot find -ltermcap
511 collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
515 while building the Bacula Console. In that case, you will need to set the {\bf
516 LDFLAGS} environment variable prior to building.
520 export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib/termcap"
524 The same library requirements apply if you wish to use the readline
525 subroutines for command line editing and history or
526 if you are using a MySQL library that requires encryption. If you need encryption,
527 you can either export the appropriate additional library options as shown
528 above or, alternatively, you can include them directly on the ./configure line
533 LDFLAGS="-lssl -lcyrpto" \
534 ./configure <your-options>
538 On some systems such as Mandriva, readline tends to
539 gobble up prompts, which makes it totally useless. If this happens to you, use
540 the disable option, or if you are using version 1.33 and above try using {\bf
541 \verb:--:enable-conio} to use a built-in readline replacement. You will still need
542 either the termcap or the ncurses library, but it is unlikely that the {\bf conio}
543 package will gobble up prompts.
545 readline is no longer supported after version 1.34. The code within Bacula
546 remains, so it should be usable, and if users submit patches for it, we will
547 be happy to apply them. However, due to the fact that each version of
548 readline seems to be incompatible with previous versions, and that there
549 are significant differences between systems, we can no longer afford to
552 \subsection*{What Database to Use?}
554 \index[general]{What Database to Use? }
555 \index[general]{Use!What Database to }
556 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{What Database to Use?}
558 Before building Bacula you need to decide if you want to use SQLite, MySQL, or
559 PostgreSQL. If you are not already running MySQL or PostgreSQL, you might
560 want to start by testing with SQLite. This will greatly simplify the setup for you
561 because SQLite is compiled into Bacula an requires no administration. It
562 performs well and is suitable for small to medium sized installations (maximum
563 10-20 machines). However, we should note that a number of users have
564 had unexplained database corruption with SQLite. For that reason, we
565 recommend that you install either MySQL or PostgreSQL for production
568 If you wish to use MySQL as the Bacula catalog, please see the
569 \ilink{Installing and Configuring MySQL}{_ChapterStart} chapter of
570 this manual. You will need to install MySQL prior to continuing with the
571 configuration of Bacula. MySQL is a high quality database that is very
572 efficient and is suitable for any sized installation. It is slightly more
573 complicated than SQLite to setup and administer because it has a number of
574 sophisticated features such as userids and passwords. It runs as a separate
575 process, is truly professional and can manage a database of any size.
577 If you wish to use PostgreSQL as the Bacula catalog, please see the
578 \ilink{Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL}{_ChapterStart10}
579 chapter of this manual. You will need to install PostgreSQL prior to
580 continuing with the configuration of Bacula. PostgreSQL is very similar to
581 MySQL, though it tends to be slightly more SQL92 compliant and has many more
582 advanced features such as transactions, stored procedures, and the such. It
583 requires a certain knowledge to install and maintain.
585 If you wish to use SQLite as the Bacula catalog, please see
586 \ilink{Installing and Configuring SQLite}{_ChapterStart33} chapter of
589 \subsection*{Quick Start}
590 \index[general]{Quick Start }
591 \index[general]{Start!Quick }
592 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Quick Start}
594 There are a number of options and important considerations given below
595 that you can skip for the moment if you have not had any problems building
596 Bacula with a simplified configuration as shown above.
598 If the ./configure process is unable to find specific libraries (e.g.
599 libintl, you should ensure that the appropriate package is installed on
600 your system. Alternatively, if the package is installed in a non-standard
601 location (as far as Bacula is concerned), then there is generally an
602 option listed below (or listed with "./configure {-}{-}help" that will
603 permit you to specify the directory that should be searched. In other
604 cases, there are options that will permit you to disable to feature
605 (e.g. {-}{-}disable-nls).
607 If you want to dive right into it, we recommend you skip to the next chapter,
608 and run the example program. It will teach you a lot about Bacula and as an
609 example can be installed into a single directory (for easy removal) and run as
610 non-root. If you have any problems or when you want to do a real installation,
611 come back to this chapter and read the details presented below.
613 \subsection*{Configure Options}
615 \index[general]{Options!Configure }
616 \index[general]{Configure Options }
617 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Configure Options}
619 The following command line options are available for {\bf configure} to
620 customize your installation.
623 \item [ {-}{-}sysbindir=\lt{}binary-path\gt{}]
624 \index[general]{{-}{-}sysbindir }
625 Defines where the Bacula binary (executable) files will be placed during a
626 {\bf make install} command.
628 \item [ {-}{-}sysconfdir=\lt{}config-path\gt{}]
629 \index[general]{{-}{-}sysconfdir }
630 Defines where the Bacula configuration files should be placed during a
631 {\bf make install} command.
633 \item [ {-}{-}mandir=\lt{}path\gt{}]
634 \index[general]{{-}{-}mandir}
635 Note, as of Bacula version 1.39.14, the meaning of any path
636 specified is now changed to mean the top level man directory.
637 Previously the mandir specified the full path to where you
638 wanted the man files installed.
639 The man files will be installed in gzip'ed format under
640 mandir/man1 and mandir/man8 as appropriate.
641 For the install to succeed you must have {\bf gzip} installed
644 By default, Bacula will install the Unix man pages in
645 /usr/share/man/man1 and /usr/share/man/man8.
646 If you wish the man page to be installed in
647 a different location, use this option to specify the path.
648 Note, the main HTML and PDF Bacula documents are in a separate
649 tar file that is not part of the source distribution.
651 \item [ {-}{-}datadir=\lt{}path\gt{}]
652 \index[general]{{-}{-}datadir}
653 If you translate Bacula or parts of Bacula into a different language
654 you may specify the location of the po files using the {\bf
655 {-}{-}datadir} option. You must manually install any po files as
656 Bacula does not (yet) automatically do so.
659 \item [ {-}{-}enable-smartalloc ]
660 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-smartalloc }
661 This enables the inclusion of the Smartalloc orphaned buffer detection
662 code. This option is highly recommended. Because we never build
663 without this option, you may experience problems if it is not enabled.
664 In this case, simply re-enable the option. We strongly recommend
665 keeping this option enabled as it helps detect memory leaks. This
666 configuration parameter is used while building Bacula
668 \item [ {-}{-}enable-gnome ]
669 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-gnome }
670 If you have GNOME installed on your computer including the
671 gnome development libraries, and you want to use the
672 GNOME GUI Console interface to Bacula, you must specify this option.
673 Doing so will build everything in the {\bf src/gnome-console} directory.
675 \item [ {-}{-}enable-wx-console ]
676 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-wx-console }
677 If you have wxWidgets installed on your computer and you want to use the
678 wxWidgets GUI Console interface to Bacula, you must specify this option.
679 Doing so will build everything in the {\bf src/wx-console} directory.
680 This could also be useful to users who want a GUI Console and don't want
681 to install Gnome, as wxWidgets can work with GTK+, Motif or even X11
685 \item [ {-}{-}enable-tray-monitor ]
686 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-tray-monitor }
687 If you have GTK installed on your computer, you run a graphical
688 environment or a window manager compatible with the FreeDesktop system
689 tray standard (like KDE and GNOME) and you want to use a GUI to monitor
690 Bacula daemons, you must specify this option. Doing so will build
691 everything in the {\bf src/tray-monitor} directory.
693 \item [ {-}{-}enable-static-tools]
694 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-static-tools }
695 This option causes the linker to link the Storage daemon utility tools
696 ({\bf bls}, {\bf bextract}, and {\bf bscan}) statically. This permits
697 using them without having the shared libraries loaded. If you have
698 problems linking in the {\bf src/stored} directory, make sure you have
699 not enabled this option, or explicitly disable static linking by adding
700 {\bf \verb:--:disable-static-tools}.
703 \item [ {-}{-}enable-static-fd]
704 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-static-fd }
705 This option causes the make process to build a {\bf static-bacula-fd} in
706 addition to the standard File daemon. This static version will include
707 statically linked libraries and is required for the Bare Metal recovery.
708 This option is largely superseded by using {\bf make static-bacula-fd}
709 from with in the {\bf src/filed} directory. Also, the {\bf
710 \verb:--:enable-client-only} option described below is useful for just
711 building a client so that all the other parts of the program are not
714 When linking a static binary, the linker needs the static versions
715 of all the libraries that are used, so frequently users will
716 experience linking errors when this option is used. The first
717 thing to do is to make sure you have the static glibc library
718 installed on your system. The second thing to do is the make sure
719 you do not specify {\bf {-}{-}openssl} or {\bf {-}{-}with-python}
720 on your ./configure statement as these options require additional
721 libraries. You may be able to enable those options, but you will
722 need to load additional static libraries.
725 \item [ {-}{-}enable-static-sd]
726 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-static-sd }
727 This option causes the make process to build a {\bf static-bacula-sd} in
728 addition to the standard Storage daemon. This static version will
729 include statically linked libraries and could be useful during a Bare
732 When linking a static binary, the linker needs the static versions
733 of all the libraries that are used, so frequently users will
734 experience linking errors when this option is used. The first
735 thing to do is to make sure you have the static glibc library
736 installed on your system. The second thing to do is the make sure
737 you do not specify {\bf {-}{-}openssl} or {\bf {-}{-}with-python}
738 on your ./configure statement as these options require additional
739 libraries. You may be able to enable those options, but you will
740 need to load additional static libraries.
744 \item [ {-}{-}enable-static-dir]
745 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-static-dir }
746 This option causes the make process to build a {\bf static-bacula-dir}
747 in addition to the standard Director. This static version will include
748 statically linked libraries and could be useful during a Bare Metal
751 When linking a static binary, the linker needs the static versions
752 of all the libraries that are used, so frequently users will
753 experience linking errors when this option is used. The first
754 thing to do is to make sure you have the static glibc library
755 installed on your system. The second thing to do is the make sure
756 you do not specify {\bf {-}{-}openssl} or {\bf {-}{-}with-python}
757 on your ./configure statement as these options require additional
758 libraries. You may be able to enable those options, but you will
759 need to load additional static libraries.
762 \item [ {-}{-}enable-static-cons]
763 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-static-cons }
764 This option causes the make process to build a {\bf static-console} and
765 a {\bf static-gnome-console} in addition to the standard console. This
766 static version will include statically linked libraries and could be
767 useful during a Bare Metal recovery.
769 When linking a static binary, the linker needs the static versions
770 of all the libraries that are used, so frequently users will
771 experience linking errors when this option is used. The first
772 thing to do is to make sure you have the static glibc library
773 installed on your system. The second thing to do is the make sure
774 you do not specify {\bf {-}{-}openssl} or {\bf {-}{-}with-python}
775 on your ./configure statement as these options require additional
776 libraries. You may be able to enable those options, but you will
777 need to load additional static libraries.
780 \item [ {-}{-}enable-client-only]
781 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-client-only }
782 This option causes the make process to build only the File daemon and
783 the libraries that it needs. None of the other daemons, storage tools,
784 nor the console will be built. Likewise a {\bf make install} will then
785 only install the File daemon. To cause all daemons to be built, you
786 will need to do a configuration without this option. This option
787 greatly facilitates building a Client on a client only machine.
789 When linking a static binary, the linker needs the static versions
790 of all the libraries that are used, so frequently users will
791 experience linking errors when this option is used. The first
792 thing to do is to make sure you have the static glibc library
793 installed on your system. The second thing to do is the make sure
794 you do not specify {\bf {-}{-}openssl} or {\bf {-}{-}with-python}
795 on your ./configure statement as these options require additional
796 libraries. You may be able to enable those options, but you will
797 need to load additional static libraries.
799 \item [ {-}{-}enable-build-dird]
800 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-build-dird }
801 This option causes the make process to build the Director and the
802 Director's tools. By default, this option is on, but you may turn
803 it off by using {\bf {-}{-}disable-build-dird} to prevent the
804 Director from being built.
806 \item [ {-}{-}enable-build-stored]
807 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-build-stored }
808 This option causes the make process to build the Storage daemon.
809 By default, this option is on, but you may turn
810 it off by using {\bf {-}{-}disable-build-stored} to prevent the
811 Storage daemon from being built.
814 \item [ {-}{-}enable-largefile]
815 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-largefile }
816 This option (default) causes Bacula to be built with 64 bit file address
817 support if it is available on your system. This permits Bacula to read and
818 write files greater than 2 GBytes in size. You may disable this feature and
819 revert to 32 bit file addresses by using {\bf \verb:--:disable-largefile}.
821 \item [ {-}{-}disable-nls]
822 \index[general]{{-}{-}disable-nls}
823 By default, Bacula uses the GNU Native Language Support (NLS) libraries. On
824 some machines, these libraries may not be present or may not function
825 correctly (especially on non-Linux implementations). In such cases, you
826 may specify {\bf {-}{-}disable-nls} to disable use of those libraries.
827 In such a case, Bacula will revert to using English.
829 \item [ {-}{-}with-sqlite=\lt{}sqlite-path\gt{}]
830 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-sqlite }
831 This enables use of the SQLite version 2.8.x database. The {\bf sqlite-path} is not
832 normally specified as Bacula looks for the necessary components in a
833 standard location ({\bf depkgs/sqlite}). See
834 \ilink{Installing and Configuring SQLite}{_ChapterStart33} chapter of
835 this manual for more details.
837 See the note below under the {-}{-}with-postgresql item.
839 \item [ {-}{-}with-sqlite3=\lt{}sqlite3-path\gt{}]
840 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-sqlite3 }
841 This enables use of the SQLite version 3.x database. The {\bf
842 sqlite3-path} is not normally specified as Bacula looks for the
843 necessary components in a standard location ({\bf depkgs/sqlite3}). See
844 \ilink{Installing and Configuring SQLite}{_ChapterStart33} chapter of
845 this manual for more details.
847 \item [ {-}{-}with-mysql=\lt{}mysql-path\gt{}]
848 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-mysql }
849 This enables building of the Catalog services for Bacula. It assumes
850 that MySQL is running on your system, and expects it to be installed in
851 the {\bf mysql-path} that you specify. Normally, if MySQL is installed
852 in a standard system location, you can simply use {\bf {-}{-}with-mysql}
853 with no path specification. If you do use this option, please proceed
854 to installing MySQL in the \ilink{Installing and Configuring
855 MySQL}{_ChapterStart} chapter before proceeding with the configuration.
857 See the note below under the {-}{-}with-postgresql item.
859 \item [ {-}{-}with-postgresql=\lt{}path\gt{}]
860 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-postgresql }
861 This provides an explicit path to the PostgreSQL libraries if Bacula
862 cannot find it by default. Normally to build with PostgreSQL, you would
863 simply use {\bf {-}{-}with-postgresql}.
865 Note, for Bacula to be configured properly, you must specify one
866 of the four database options supported. That is:
867 {-}{-}with-sqlite, {-}{-}with-sqlite3, {-}{-}with-mysql, or
868 {-}{-}with-postgresql, otherwise the ./configure will fail.
870 \item [ {-}{-}with-openssl=\lt{}path\gt{}]
871 This configuration option is necessary if you want to enable TLS (ssl),
872 which encrypts the communications within
873 Bacula or if you want to use File Daemon PKI data encryption.
874 Normally, the {\bf path} specification is not necessary since
875 the configuration searches for the OpenSSL libraries in standard system
876 locations. Enabling OpenSSL in Bacula permits secure communications
877 between the daemons and/or data encryption in the File daemon.
878 For more information on using TLS, please see the
879 \ilink{Bacula TLS -- Communications Encryption}{CommEncryption} chapter
881 For more information on using PKI data encryption, please see the
882 \ilink{Bacula PKI -- Data Encryption}{DataEncryption}
883 chapter of this manual.
887 \item [ {-}{-}with-python=\lt{}path\gt{}]
888 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-python }
889 This option enables Bacula support for Python. If no path is
890 supplied, configure will search the
891 standard library locations for Python 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4. If it cannot
892 find the library, you will need to supply a path to your Python
893 library directory. Please see the
894 \ilink{Python chapter}{_ChapterStart60} for the details of using
897 \item [ {-}{-}with-libintl-prefix=\lt{}DIR\gt{}]
898 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-libintl-prefix}
899 This option may be used to tell Bacula to search DIR/include and
900 DIR/lib for the libintl headers and libraries needed for Native
901 Language Support (NLS).
903 \item [ {-}{-}enable-conio]
904 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-conio }
905 Tells Bacula to enable building the small, light weight readline
906 replacement routine. It is generally much easier to configure than
907 readline, although, like readline, it needs either the termcap or
910 \item [ {-}{-}with-readline=\lt{}readline-path\gt{}]
911 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-readline }
912 Tells Bacula where {\bf readline} is installed. Normally, Bacula will
913 find readline if it is in a standard library. If it is not found and no
914 {-}{-}with-readline is specified, readline will be disabled. This
915 option affects the Bacula build. Readline provides the Console program
916 with a command line history and editing capability and is no longer
917 supported, so you are on your own if you have problems.
919 \item [ {-}{-}enable-readline]
920 \index[general]{{-}{-}enable-readline }
921 Tells Bacula to enable readline support. It is normally disabled due to the
922 large number of configuration problems and the fact that the package seems to
923 change in incompatible ways from version to version.
925 \item [ {-}{-}with-tcp-wrappers=\lt{}path\gt{}]
926 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-tcp-wrappers }
927 \index[general]{TCP Wrappers}
928 \index[general]{Wrappers!TCP}
929 \index[general]{libwrappers}
930 This specifies that you want TCP wrappers (man hosts\_access(5)) compiled in.
931 The path is optional since Bacula will normally find the libraries in the
932 standard locations. This option affects the Bacula build. In specifying your
933 restrictions in the {\bf /etc/hosts.allow} or {\bf /etc/hosts.deny} files, do
934 not use the {\bf twist} option (hosts\_options(5)) or the Bacula process will
935 be terminated. Note, when setting up your {\bf /etc/hosts.allow}
936 or {\bf /etc/hosts.deny}, you must identify the Bacula daemon in
937 question with the name you give it in your conf file rather than the
938 name of the executable.
940 For more information on configuring and testing TCP wrappers, please see the
941 \ilink{Configuring and Testing TCP Wrappers}{wrappers} section
942 in the Security Chapter.
944 On SuSE, the libwrappers libraries needed to link Bacula are
945 contained in the tcpd-devel package. On RedHat the package is named
948 \item [ {-}{-}with-working-dir=\lt{}working-directory-path\gt{} ]
949 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-working-dir }
950 This option is mandatory and specifies a directory into which Bacula may
951 safely place files that will remain between Bacula executions. For example,
952 if the internal database is used, Bacula will keep those files in this
953 directory. This option is only used to modify the daemon configuration
954 files. You may also accomplish the same thing by directly editing them later.
955 The working directory is not automatically created by the install process, so
956 you must ensure that it exists before using Bacula for the first time.
958 \item [ {-}{-}with-base-port=\lt{}port=number\gt{}]
959 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-base-port }
960 In order to run, Bacula needs three TCP/IP ports (one for the Bacula
961 Console, one for the Storage daemon, and one for the File daemon). The {\bf
962 \verb:--:with-baseport} option will automatically assign three ports beginning at
963 the base port address specified. You may also change the port number in the
964 resulting configuration files. However, you need to take care that the
965 numbers correspond correctly in each of the three daemon configuration
966 files. The default base port is 9101, which assigns ports 9101 through 9103.
967 These ports (9101, 9102, and 9103) have been officially assigned to Bacula by
968 IANA. This option is only used to modify the daemon configuration files. You
969 may also accomplish the same thing by directly editing them later.
971 \item [ {-}{-}with-dump-email=\lt{}email-address\gt{}]
972 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-dump-email }
973 This option specifies the email address where any core dumps should be set.
974 This option is normally only used by developers.
976 \item [ {-}{-}with-pid-dir=\lt{}PATH\gt{} ]
977 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-pid-dir }
978 This specifies where Bacula should place the process id file during
979 execution. The default is: {\bf /var/run}. This directory is not created by
980 the install process, so you must ensure that it exists before using Bacula
983 \item [ {-}{-}with-subsys-dir=\lt{}PATH\gt{}]
984 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-subsys-dir }
985 This specifies where Bacula should place the subsystem lock file during
986 execution. The default is {\bf /var/run/subsys}. Please make sure that you do
987 not specify the same directory for this directory and for the {\bf sbindir}
988 directory. This directory is used only within the autostart scripts. The
989 subsys directory is not created by the Bacula install, so you must be sure to
990 create it before using Bacula.
992 \item [ {-}{-}with-dir-password=\lt{}Password\gt{}]
993 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-dir-password }
994 This option allows you to specify the password used to access the Directory
995 (normally from the Console program). If it is not specified, configure will
996 automatically create a random password.
998 \item [ {-}{-}with-fd-password=\lt{}Password\gt{} ]
999 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-fd-password }
1000 This option allows you to specify the password used to access the File daemon
1001 (normally called from the Director). If it is not specified, configure will
1002 automatically create a random password.
1004 \item [ {-}{-}with-sd-password=\lt{}Password\gt{} ]
1005 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-sd-password }
1006 This option allows you to specify the password used to access the Directory
1007 (normally called from the Director). If it is not specified, configure will
1008 automatically create a random password.
1010 \item [ {-}{-}with-dir-user=\lt{}User\gt{} ]
1011 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-dir-user }
1012 This option allows you to specify the Userid used to run the Director. The
1013 Director must be started as root, but doesn't need to run as root, and
1014 after doing preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to the UserId
1015 specified on this option.
1016 If you specify this option, you must
1017 create the User prior to running {\bf make install}, because the
1018 working directory owner will be set to {\bf User}.
1021 \item [ {-}{-}with-dir-group=\lt{}Group\gt{} ]
1022 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-dir-group }
1023 This option allows you to specify the GroupId used to run the Director. The
1024 Director must be started as root, but doesn't need to run as root, and after
1025 doing preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to the GroupId specified
1027 If you specify this option, you must
1028 create the Group prior to running {\bf make install}, because the
1029 working directory group will be set to {\bf Group}.
1031 \item [ {-}{-}with-sd-user=\lt{}User\gt{} ]
1032 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-sd-user }
1033 This option allows you to specify the Userid used to run the Storage daemon.
1034 The Storage daemon must be started as root, but doesn't need to run as root,
1035 and after doing preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to the UserId
1036 specified on this option. If you use this option, you will need to take care
1037 that the Storage daemon has access to all the devices (tape drives, ...) that
1040 \item [ {-}{-}with-sd-group=\lt{}Group\gt{} ]
1041 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-sd-group }
1042 This option allows you to specify the GroupId used to run the Storage daemon.
1043 The Storage daemon must be started as root, but doesn't need to run as root,
1044 and after doing preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to the GroupId
1045 specified on this option.
1047 \item [ {-}{-}with-fd-user=\lt{}User\gt{} ]
1048 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-fd-user }
1049 This option allows you to specify the Userid used to run the File daemon. The
1050 File daemon must be started as root, and in most cases, it needs to run as
1051 root, so this option is used only in very special cases, after doing
1052 preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to the UserId specified on this
1055 \item [ {-}{-}with-fd-group=\lt{}Group\gt{} ]
1056 \index[general]{{-}{-}with-fd-group }
1057 This option allows you to specify the GroupId used to run the File daemon.
1058 The File daemon must be started as root, and in most cases, it must be run as
1059 root, however, after doing preliminary initializations, it can "drop" to
1060 the GroupId specified on this option.
1064 Note, many other options are presented when you do a {\bf ./configure
1065 \verb:--:help}, but they are not implemented.
1067 \subsection*{Recommended Options for most Systems}
1068 \index[general]{Systems!Recommended Options for most }
1069 \index[general]{Recommended Options for most Systems }
1070 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Recommended Options for most Systems}
1072 For most systems, we recommend starting with the following options:
1077 --enable-smartalloc \
1078 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1079 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1080 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1081 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1082 --with-mysql=$HOME/mysql \
1083 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/working
1087 If you want to install Bacula in an installation directory rather than run it
1088 out of the build directory (as developers will do most of the time), you
1089 should also include the \verb:--:sbindir and \verb:--:sysconfdir options with appropriate
1090 paths. Neither are necessary if you do not use "make install" as is the case
1091 for most development work. The install process will create the sbindir and
1092 sysconfdir if they do not exist, but it will not automatically create the
1093 pid-dir, subsys-dir, or working-dir, so you must ensure that they exist before
1094 running Bacula for the first time. See below for an example of how Kern does
1097 \subsection*{RedHat}
1098 \index[general]{RedHat }
1099 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{RedHat}
1106 CFLAGS="-g -Wall" ./configure \
1107 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1108 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1109 --enable-smartalloc \
1110 --with-sqlite=$HOME/bacula/depkgs/sqlite \
1111 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/working \
1112 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1113 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1124 CFLAGS="-g -Wall" ./configure \
1125 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1126 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1127 --enable-smartalloc \
1128 --with-mysql=$HOME/mysql \
1129 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/working
1130 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1131 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working
1137 or finally, a completely traditional RedHat Linux install:
1141 CFLAGS="-g -Wall" ./configure \
1143 --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
1144 --sysconfdir=/etc/bacula \
1145 --with-scriptdir=/etc/bacula \
1146 --enable-smartalloc \
1149 --with-working-dir=/var/bacula \
1150 --with-pid-dir=/var/run \
1151 --with-subsys-dir=/var/lock/subsys \
1156 Note, Bacula assumes that /var/bacula, /var/run, and /var/loc/subsys exist so
1157 it will not automatically create them during the install process.
1159 Note, with gcc (GCC) 4.0.1 20050727 (Red Hat 4.0.1-5) on
1160 an AMD64 CPU running 64 bit CentOS4, there is a compiler bug that generates
1161 bad code that causes Bacula to segment fault. Typically you will see this
1162 in the Storage daemon first. The solution is to compile Bacula ensuring
1163 that no optimization is turned on (normally it is -O2).
1165 \subsection*{Solaris}
1166 \index[general]{Solaris }
1167 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Solaris}
1169 To build Bacula from source, you will need the following installed on your
1170 system (they are not by default): libiconv, gcc 3.3.2, stdc++, libgcc (for
1171 stdc++ and gcc\_s libraries), make 3.8 or later.
1173 You will probably also need to: Add /usr/local/bin to PATH and Add
1174 /usr/ccs/bin to PATH for ar.
1179 CFLAGS="-g" ./configure \
1180 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1181 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1182 --with-mysql=$HOME/mysql \
1183 --enable-smartalloc \
1184 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1185 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1186 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/working
1190 As mentioned above, the install process will create the sbindir and sysconfdir
1191 if they do not exist, but it will not automatically create the pid-dir,
1192 subsys-dir, or working-dir, so you must ensure that they exist before running
1193 Bacula for the first time.
1195 Note, you may need to install the following packages to build Bacula
1215 PATH=/usr/bin::/usr/ccs/bin:/etc:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:/opt/sfw/bin:/usr/ucb:/usr/sbin
1219 \subsection*{FreeBSD}
1220 \index[general]{FreeBSD }
1221 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{FreeBSD}
1224 \elink{The FreeBSD Diary}{http://www.freebsddiary.org/bacula.php} for a
1225 detailed description on how to make Bacula work on your system. In addition,
1226 users of FreeBSD prior to 4.9-STABLE dated Mon Dec 29 15:18:01 2003 UTC who
1227 plan to use tape devices, please see the
1228 \ilink{Tape Testing Chapter}{FreeBSDTapes} of this manual for
1229 {\bf important} information on how to configure your tape drive for
1230 compatibility with Bacula.
1232 If you are using Bacula with MySQL, you should take care to compile MySQL with
1233 FreeBSD native threads rather than LinuxThreads, since Bacula is normally built
1234 with FreeBSD native threads rather than LinuxTreads. Mixing the two will
1238 \index[general]{Win32 }
1239 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Win32}
1241 To install the binary Win32 version of the File daemon please see the
1242 \ilink{Win32 Installation Chapter}{_ChapterStart7} in this document.
1244 \subsection*{Kern's Configure Script}
1245 \index[general]{Script!Kern's Configure }
1246 \index[general]{Kern's Configure Script }
1247 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Kern's Configure Script}
1249 The script that I use for building on my "production" Linux machines is:
1254 # This is Kern's configure script for Bacula
1257 --sbindir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1258 --sysconfdir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1259 --mandir=$HOME/bacula/bin \
1260 --enable-smartalloc \
1262 --enable-wx-console \
1263 --enable-tray-monitor \
1264 --with-pid-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1265 --with-subsys-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1267 --with-working-dir=$HOME/bacula/bin/working \
1268 --with-dump-email=$USER@your-site.com \
1269 --with-job-email=$USER@your-site.com \
1270 --with-smtp-host=mail.your-site.com
1275 You may also want to put the following entries in your {\bf /etc/services}
1276 file as it will make viewing the connections made by Bacula easier to
1277 recognize (i.e. netstat -a):
1287 \subsection*{Installing Bacula}
1288 \index[general]{Bacula!Installing }
1289 \index[general]{Installing Bacula }
1290 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Installing Bacula}
1292 Before setting up your configuration files, you will want to install Bacula in
1293 its final location. Simply enter:
1301 If you have previously installed Bacula, the old binaries will be overwritten,
1302 but the old configuration files will remain unchanged, and the "new"
1303 configuration files will be appended with a {\bf .new}. Generally if you have
1304 previously installed and run Bacula you will want to discard or ignore the
1305 configuration files with the appended {\bf .new}.
1307 \subsection*{Building a File Daemon or Client}
1308 \index[general]{Client!Building a File Daemon or }
1309 \index[general]{Building a File Daemon or Client }
1310 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Building a File Daemon or Client}
1312 If you run the Director and the Storage daemon on one machine and you wish to
1313 back up another machine, you must have a copy of the File daemon for that
1314 machine. If the machine and the Operating System are identical, you can simply
1315 copy the Bacula File daemon binary file {\bf bacula-fd} as well as its
1316 configuration file {\bf bacula-fd.conf} then modify the name and password in
1317 the conf file to be unique. Be sure to make corresponding additions to the
1318 Director's configuration file ({\bf bacula-dir.conf}).
1320 If the architecture or the OS level are different, you will need to build a
1321 File daemon on the Client machine. To do so, you can use the same {\bf
1322 ./configure} command as you did for your main program, starting either from a
1323 fresh copy of the source tree, or using {\bf make\ distclean} before the {\bf
1326 Since the File daemon does not access the Catalog database, you can remove
1327 the {\bf \verb:--:with-mysql} or {\bf \verb:--:with-sqlite} options, then
1328 add {\bf \verb:--:enable-client-only}. This will compile only the
1329 necessary libraries and the client programs and thus avoids the necessity
1330 of installing one or another of those database programs to build the File
1331 daemon. With the above option, you simply enter {\bf make} and just the
1332 client will be built.
1335 \subsection*{Auto Starting the Daemons}
1336 \index[general]{Daemons!Auto Starting the }
1337 \index[general]{Auto Starting the Daemons }
1338 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Auto Starting the Daemons}
1340 If you wish the daemons to be automatically started and stopped when your
1341 system is booted (a good idea), one more step is necessary. First, the
1342 ./configure process must recognize your system -- that is it must be a
1343 supported platform and not {\bf unknown}, then you must install the platform
1344 dependent files by doing:
1349 make install-autostart
1353 Please note, that the auto-start feature is implemented only on systems
1354 that we officially support (currently, FreeBSD, RedHat/Fedora Linux, and
1355 Solaris), and has only been fully tested on Fedora Linux.
1357 The {\bf make install-autostart} will cause the appropriate startup scripts
1358 to be installed with the necessary symbolic links. On RedHat/Fedora Linux
1359 systems, these scripts reside in {\bf /etc/rc.d/init.d/bacula-dir} {\bf
1360 /etc/rc.d/init.d/bacula-fd}, and {\bf /etc/rc.d/init.d/bacula-sd}. However
1361 the exact location depends on what operating system you are using.
1363 If you only wish to install the File daemon, you may do so with:
1367 make install-autostart-fd
1371 \subsection*{Other Make Notes}
1372 \index[general]{Notes!Other Make }
1373 \index[general]{Other Make Notes }
1374 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Other Make Notes}
1376 To simply build a new executable in any directory, enter:
1384 To clean out all the objects and binaries (including the files named 1, 2, or
1385 3, which Kern uses as temporary files), enter:
1393 To really clean out everything for distribution, enter:
1401 note, this cleans out the Makefiles and is normally done from the top level
1402 directory to prepare for distribution of the source. To recover from this
1403 state, you must redo the {\bf ./configure} in the top level directory, since
1404 all the Makefiles will be deleted.
1406 To add a new file in a subdirectory, edit the Makefile.in in that directory,
1407 then simply do a {\bf make}. In most cases, the make will rebuild the Makefile
1408 from the new Makefile.in. In some case, you may need to issue the {\bf make} a
1409 second time. In extreme cases, cd to the top level directory and enter: {\bf
1412 To add dependencies:
1420 The {\bf make depend} appends the header file dependencies for each of the
1421 object files to Makefile and Makefile.in. This command should be done in each
1422 directory where you change the dependencies. Normally, it only needs to be run
1423 when you add or delete source or header files. {\bf make depend} is normally
1424 automatically invoked during the configuration process.
1434 This not normally done if you are developing Bacula, but is used if you are
1435 going to run it to backup your system.
1437 After doing a {\bf make install} the following files will be installed on your
1438 system (more or less). The exact files and location (directory) for each file
1439 depends on your {\bf ./configure} command (e.g. gnome-console and
1440 gnome-console.conf are not installed if you do not configure GNOME. Also, if
1441 you are using SQLite instead of mysql, some of the files will be different).
1462 create_mysql_database
1464 delete_catalog_backup
1486 \subsection*{Installing Tray Monitor}
1487 \index[general]{Monitor!Installing Tray }
1488 \index[general]{Installing Tray Monitor }
1489 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Installing Tray Monitor}
1491 The Tray Monitor is already installed if you used the {\bf
1492 \verb:--:enable-tray-monitor} configure option and ran {\bf make install}.
1494 As you don't run your graphical environment as root (if you do, you should
1495 change that bad habit), don't forget to allow your user to read {\bf
1496 tray-monitor.conf}, and to execute {\bf bacula-tray-monitor} (this is not a
1499 Then log into your graphical environment (KDE, Gnome or something else), run
1500 {\bf bacula-tray-monitor} as your user, and see if a cassette icon appears
1501 somewhere on the screen, usually on the task bar.
1502 If it doesn't, follow the instructions below related to your environment or
1505 \subsubsection*{GNOME}
1506 \index[general]{GNOME }
1507 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsubsection}{GNOME}
1509 System tray, or notification area if you use the GNOME terminology, has been
1510 supported in GNOME since version 2.2. To activate it, right-click on one of
1511 your panels, open the menu {\bf Add to this Panel}, then {\bf Utility} and
1512 finally click on {\bf Notification Area}.
1514 \subsubsection*{KDE}
1515 \index[general]{KDE }
1516 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsubsection}{KDE}
1518 System tray has been supported in KDE since version 3.1. To activate it,
1519 right-click on one of your panels, open the menu {\bf Add}, then {\bf Applet}
1520 and finally click on {\bf System Tray}.
1522 \subsubsection*{Other window managers}
1523 \index[general]{Managers!Other window }
1524 \index[general]{Other window managers }
1525 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsubsection}{Other window managers}
1527 Read the documentation to know if the Freedesktop system tray standard is
1528 supported by your window manager, and if applicable, how to activate it.
1530 \subsection*{Modifying the Bacula Configuration Files}
1531 \index[general]{Modifying the Bacula Configuration Files }
1532 \index[general]{Files!Modifying the Bacula Configuration }
1533 \addcontentsline{toc}{subsection}{Modifying the Bacula Configuration Files}
1536 \ilink{Configuring Bacula}{_ChapterStart16} in this manual for
1537 instructions on how to set Bacula configuration files.