with -dir, -fd, and -sd. Standard shell expansion of the {\bf
Directory} is done when the configuration file is read so that values such
as {\bf \$HOME} will be properly expanded. This directive is required.
+ The working directory specified must already exist and be
+ readable and writable by the Bacula daemon referencing it.
If you have specified a Director user and/or a Director group on your
./configure line with {\bf {-}{-}with-dir-user} and/or
\index[dir]{Pid Directory}
\index[dir]{Directive!Pid Directory}
This directive is mandatory and specifies a directory in which the Director
-may put its process Id file. The process Id file is used to shutdown
-Bacula and to prevent multiple copies of Bacula from running simultaneously.
-Standard shell expansion of the {\bf Directory} is done when the
-configuration file is read so that values such as {\bf \$HOME} will be
-properly expanded.
+ may put its process Id file. The process Id file is used to shutdown
+ Bacula and to prevent multiple copies of Bacula from running simultaneously.
+ Standard shell expansion of the {\bf Directory} is done when the
+ configuration file is read so that values such as {\bf \$HOME} will be
+ properly expanded.
-Typically on Linux systems, you will set this to: {\bf /var/run}. If you are
-not installing Bacula in the system directories, you can use the {\bf Working
-Directory} as defined above. This directive is required.
+ The PID directory specified must already exist and be
+ readable and writable by the Bacula daemon referencing it
+
+ Typically on Linux systems, you will set this to: {\bf /var/run}. If you are
+ not installing Bacula in the system directories, you can use the {\bf Working
+ Directory} as defined above. This directive is required.
\item [Scripts Directory = \lt{}Directory\gt{}]
\index[dir]{Scripts Directory}
\index[general]{Simultaneous Jobs}
\index[general]{Concurrent Jobs}
where \lt{}number\gt{} is the maximum number of total Director Jobs that
-should run concurrently. The default is set to 1, but you may set it to a
-larger number.
-
-Please note that the Volume format becomes much more complicated with
-multiple simultaneous jobs, consequently, restores can take much longer if
-Bacula must sort through interleaved volume blocks from multiple simultaneous
-jobs. This can be avoided by having each simultaneously running job write to
-a different volume or by using data spooling, which will first spool the data
-to disk simultaneously, then write each spool file to the volume in
-sequence.
-
-There may also still be some cases where directives such as {\bf Maximum
-Volume Jobs} are not properly synchronized with multiple simultaneous jobs
-(subtle timing issues can arise), so careful testing is recommended.
-
-At the current time, there is no configuration parameter set to limit the
-number of console connections. A maximum of five simultaneous console
-connections are permitted.
-
-For more details on getting concurrent jobs to run, please see
-\ilink{Running Concurrent Jobs}{ConcurrentJobs} in the Tips chapter
-of this manual.
+ should run concurrently. The default is set to 1, but you may set it to a
+ larger number.
+
+ Please note that the Volume format becomes much more complicated with
+ multiple simultaneous jobs, consequently, restores can take much longer if
+ Bacula must sort through interleaved volume blocks from multiple simultaneous
+ jobs. This can be avoided by having each simultaneously running job write to
+ a different volume or by using data spooling, which will first spool the data
+ to disk simultaneously, then write each spool file to the volume in
+ sequence.
+
+ There may also still be some cases where directives such as {\bf Maximum
+ Volume Jobs} are not properly synchronized with multiple simultaneous jobs
+ (subtle timing issues can arise), so careful testing is recommended.
+
+ At the current time, there is no configuration parameter set to limit the
+ number of console connections. A maximum of five simultaneous console
+ connections are permitted.
\item [FD Connect Timeout = \lt{}time\gt{}]
\index[dir]{FD Connect Timeout}
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