Director daemon while the daemon is running.
The current Bacula Console comes in two versions: a shell interface (TTY
-style), and a GNOME GUI interface. Both permit the administrator or authorized
-users to interact with Bacula. You can determine the status of a particular
-job, examine the contents of the Catalog as well as perform certain tape
-manipulations with the Console program.
+style), and a QT GUI interface (Bat). Both permit the administrator or
+authorized users to interact with Bacula. You can determine the status of a
+particular job, examine the contents of the Catalog as well as perform certain
+tape manipulations with the Console program.
In addition, there is a bwx-console built with wxWidgets that allows a graphic
restore of files. As of version 1.34.1 it is in an early stage of development,
\index[general]{Configuration!Console}
When the Console starts, it reads a standard Bacula configuration file
-named {\bf bconsole.conf} or {\bf bgnome-console.conf} in the case of the GNOME
-Console version from the current directory unless you specify the {\bf {-}c}
+named {\bf bconsole.conf} or {\bf bat.conf} in the case of the Bat
+QT Console version from the current directory unless you specify the {\bf {-}c}
command line option (see below). This file allows default configuration
of the Console, and at the current time, the only Resource Record defined
is the Director resource, which gives the Console the name and address of
\normalsize
-After launching the Console program (bconsole), it will prompt you for the
-next command with an asterisk (*). (Note, in the GNOME version, the prompt is
-not present; you simply enter the commands you want in the command text box at
-the bottom of the screen.) Generally, for all commands, you can simply enter
-the command name and the Console program will prompt you for the necessary
-arguments. Alternatively, in most cases, you may enter the command followed by
-arguments. The general format is:
+After launching the Console program (bconsole), it will prompt you for the next
+command with an asterisk (*). Generally, for all commands, you can simply
+enter the command name and the Console program will prompt you for the
+necessary arguments. Alternatively, in most cases, you may enter the command
+followed by arguments. The general format is:
\footnotesize
\begin{verbatim}
auto-display of messages on or off respectively. The default for the
console program is {\bf off}, which means that you will be notified when
there are console messages pending, but they will not automatically be
- displayed. The default for the bgnome-console program is {\bf on}, which
- means that messages will be displayed when they are received (usually
- within five seconds of them being generated).
+ displayed.
When autodisplay is turned off, you must explicitly retrieve the
messages with the {\bf messages} command. When autodisplay is turned
However, there is a small list of {\bf at} commands, all beginning with an at
character (@), that will not be sent to the Director, but rather interpreted
by the Console program directly. Note, these commands are implemented only in
-the tty console program and not in the GNOME Console. These commands are:
+the tty console program and not in the Bat Console. These commands are:
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