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A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". </STRONG></P> </DIV> <P> <BR><HR> <!--Table of Child-Links--> <A NAME="CHILD_LINKS"></A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html7" HREF="Contents.html">Contents</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html8" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html">Bacula Frequently Asked Questions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html9" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00210000000000000000">What is Bacula?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html10" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00220000000000000000">Does Bacula support Windows?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html11" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00230000000000000000">What language is Bacula written in?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html12" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00240000000000000000">On what machines does Bacula run?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html13" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00250000000000000000">Is Bacula Stable?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html14" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00260000000000000000">I'm Getting Authorization Errors. What is Going On? </A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html15" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00270000000000000000">Bacula Runs Fine but Cannot Access a Client on a Different Machine. Why? </A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html16" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00280000000000000000">My Catalog is Full of Test Runs, How Can I Start Over?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html17" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION00290000000000000000">I Run a Restore Job and Bacula Hangs. What do I do?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html18" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002100000000000000000">I Cannot Get My Windows Client to Start Automatically? </A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html19" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002110000000000000000">My Windows Client Immediately Dies When I Start It</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html20" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002120000000000000000">My backups are not working on my Windows Client. What should I do?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html21" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002130000000000000000">All my Jobs are scheduled for the same time. Will this cause problems?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html22" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002140000000000000000">Can Bacula Backup My System To Files instead of Tape?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html23" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002150000000000000000">Can I use a dummy device to test the backup?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html24" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002160000000000000000">Can Bacula Backup and Restore Files Bigger than 2 Gigabytes?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html25" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002170000000000000000">I want to stop a job.</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html26" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002180000000000000000">Why have You Trademarked the Name Bacula?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html27" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002190000000000000000">Why is the Online Document for Version 1.39 but the Released Version is 1.38?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html28" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002200000000000000000">Does Bacula really save and restore all files?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html29" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002210000000000000000">I want an Incremental but Bacula runs it as a Full backup. Why?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html30" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002220000000000000000">Do you really handle unlimited path lengths?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html31" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002230000000000000000">What Is the Really Unique Feature of Bacula?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html32" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002240000000000000000">How can I force one job to run after another?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html33" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002250000000000000000">I Am Not Getting Email Notification, What Can I Do? </A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html34" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002260000000000000000">My retention periods don't work</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html35" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002270000000000000000">Why aren't my files compressed?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html36" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002280000000000000000">Incremental backups are not working</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html37" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002290000000000000000">I am waiting forever for a backup of an offsite machine</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html38" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002300000000000000000">SSH hangs forever after starting Bacula</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html39" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002310000000000000000">I'm confused by retention periods</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html40" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002320000000000000000">MaxVolumeSize is ignored</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html41" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002330000000000000000">I get a Connection refused when connecting to my Client</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html42" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002340000000000000000">Long running jobs die with Pipe Error</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html43" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002350000000000000000">How do I tell the Job which Volume to use?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html44" HREF="Bacula_Frequently_Asked_Que.html#SECTION002360000000000000000">Password generation</A> </UL> <BR> <LI><A NAME="tex2html45" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html">Tips and Suggestions</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html46" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00310000000000000000">Upgrading Bacula Versions</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html47" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00320000000000000000">Getting Notified of Job Completion</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html48" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00330000000000000000">Getting Email Notification to Work</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html49" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00340000000000000000">Getting Notified that Bacula is Running</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html50" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00350000000000000000">Maintaining a Valid Bootstrap File</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html51" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00360000000000000000">Rejected Volumes After a Crash</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html52" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00370000000000000000">Security Considerations</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html53" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00380000000000000000">Creating Holiday Schedules</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html54" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION00390000000000000000">Automatic Labeling Using Your Autochanger</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html55" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003100000000000000000">Backing Up Portables Using DHCP</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html56" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003110000000000000000">Going on Vacation</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html57" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003120000000000000000">Exclude Files on Windows Regardless of Case</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html58" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003130000000000000000">Executing Scripts on a Remote Machine</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html59" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003140000000000000000">Recycling All Your Volumes</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html60" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003150000000000000000">Backing up ACLs on ext3 or XFS filesystems</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html61" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003160000000000000000">Total Automation of Bacula Tape Handling</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html62" HREF="Tips_Suggestions.html#SECTION003170000000000000000">Running Concurrent Jobs</A> </UL> <BR> <LI><A NAME="tex2html63" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html">Testing Your Tape Drive With Bacula</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html64" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00410000000000000000">Get Your Tape Drive Working</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html65" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00411000000000000000">Problems When no Tape in Drive</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html66" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00412000000000000000">Specifying the Configuration File</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html67" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00413000000000000000">Specifying a Device Name For a Tape</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html68" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00414000000000000000">Specifying a Device Name For a File</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html69" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00420000000000000000">btape</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html70" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00421000000000000000">Using btape to Verify your Tape Drive</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html71" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00422000000000000000">Testing tape drive speed</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html72" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00423000000000000000">Linux SCSI Tricks</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html73" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00430000000000000000">Tips for Resolving Problems</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html74" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00431000000000000000">Bacula Saves But Cannot Restore Files</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html75" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00432000000000000000">Bacula Cannot Open the Device</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html76" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00433000000000000000">Incorrect File Number</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html77" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00434000000000000000">Incorrect Number of Blocks or Positioning Errors</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html78" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00435000000000000000">Ensuring that the Tape Modes Are Properly Set - <B>Linux Only</B></A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html79" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00436000000000000000">Tape Hardware Compression and Blocking Size</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html80" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00437000000000000000">Tape Modes on FreeBSD</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html81" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00438000000000000000">Finding your Tape Drives and Autochangers on FreeBSD</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html82" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00439000000000000000">Using the OnStream driver on Linux Systems</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html83" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00440000000000000000">Hardware Compression on EXB-8900</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html84" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00441000000000000000">Using btape to Simulate Filling a Tape</A> </UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html85" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00450000000000000000">Recovering Files Written With Fixed Block Sizes</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html86" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00460000000000000000">Tape Blocking Modes</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html87" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00470000000000000000">Details of Tape Modes</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html88" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00480000000000000000">Tape Performance Problems</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html89" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION00490000000000000000">Autochanger Errors</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html90" HREF="Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION004100000000000000000">Syslog Errors</A> </UL> <BR> <LI><A NAME="tex2html91" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html">Dealing with Firewalls</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html92" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00510000000000000000">Technical Details</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html93" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00520000000000000000">A Concrete Example</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html94" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00521000000000000000">The Bacula Configuration Files for the Above</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html95" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00522000000000000000">How Does It Work?</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html96" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00523000000000000000">Important Note</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html97" HREF="Dealing_with_Firewalls.html#SECTION00524000000000000000">Firewall Problems</A> </UL> </UL> <BR> <LI><A NAME="tex2html98" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html">What To Do When Bacula Crashes (Kaboom)</A> <UL> <LI><A NAME="tex2html99" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html#SECTION00610000000000000000">Traceback</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html100" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html#SECTION00620000000000000000">Testing The Traceback</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html101" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html#SECTION00630000000000000000">Getting A Traceback On Other Systems</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html102" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html#SECTION00640000000000000000">Manually Running Bacula Under The Debugger</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html103" HREF="What_Do_When_Bacula.html#SECTION00650000000000000000">Getting Debug Output from Bacula</A> </UL> <BR> <LI><A NAME="tex2html104" HREF="GNU_Free_Documentation_Lice.html">GNU Free Documentation License</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html105" HREF="General_Index.html">General Index</A> <LI><A NAME="tex2html106" HREF="About_this_document.html">About this document ...</A> </UL> <!--End of Table of Child-Links--> <BR><HR> <ADDRESS> 2010-06-14 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>