From: Kern Sibbald <kern@sibbald.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:13:32 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Tweak SetIP command
X-Git-Tag: Release-5.2.1~52
X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?p=bacula%2Fdocs;a=commitdiff_plain;h=e2a3cf7f75617e6da7f0506316d8e80155812ea9

Tweak SetIP command
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diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/console/bconsole.tex b/docs/manuals/en/console/bconsole.tex
index c46820dc..fee60ce7 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/en/console/bconsole.tex
+++ b/docs/manuals/en/console/bconsole.tex
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ 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,
-but it already is quite useful. Unfortunately, it has not been enhanced for
-some time now.
-
 Since the Console program interacts with the Director through the network, your
 Console and Director programs do not necessarily need to run on the same
 machine. 
@@ -1082,6 +1077,16 @@ setdebug level=nn [trace=0/1 client=\lt{}client-name\gt{} | dir | director |
    \index[general]{setip}
    Sets new client address -- if authorized.
 
+   A console is authorized to use the {\bf SetIP} command only if it has a
+   Console resource definition in both the Director and the Console.  In
+   addition, if the console name, provided on the {\bf Name =} directive,
+   must be the same as a Client name, the user of that console is permitted
+   to use the {\bf SetIP} command to change the Address directive in the
+   Director's client resource to the IP address of the Console.  This
+   permits portables or other machines using DHCP (non-fixed IP addresses)
+   to "notify" the Director of their current IP address.
+
+
 
 \item [show]
    \index[general]{show}
diff --git a/docs/manuals/en/main/consoleconf.tex b/docs/manuals/en/main/consoleconf.tex
index 563c81ad..b868ceb0 100644
--- a/docs/manuals/en/main/consoleconf.tex
+++ b/docs/manuals/en/main/consoleconf.tex
@@ -124,19 +124,18 @@ ConsoleFont {
 \index[general]{Console Resource}
 \index[general]{Resource!Console}
 
-As of Bacula version 1.33 and higher, there are three different kinds of
-consoles, which the administrator or user can use to interact with the
-Director. These three kinds of consoles comprise three different security
-levels. 
+There are three different kinds of consoles, which the administrator or
+user can use to interact with the Director.  These three kinds of consoles
+comprise three different security levels.
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item The first console type is an {\bf anonymous} or {\bf default}  console,
-   which has full privileges. There is no console  resource necessary for this
-   type since the password is  specified in the Director resource. This is the
-   kind of  console that was initially implemented in versions prior to  1.33 and
-   remains valid. Typically you would use it only for administrators.  
+\item The first console type is an {\bf anonymous} or {\bf default}
+   console, which has full privileges.  There is no console resource
+   necessary for this type since the password is specified in the Director
+   resource.  Typically you would use this {\bf anonymous} console
+   only for administrators.
 
-\item The second type of console, and new to version 1.33 and higher is a
+\item The second type of console is a
    "named" or "restricted" console defined within a Console resource in
    both the Director's configuration file and in the Console's
    configuration file.  Both the names and the passwords in these two