Webmin is a powerful web interface developed in Perl for server administration and has native support for Bacula.

An interesting advantage is the ability to edit the settings of the Bacula components graphically. It was probably the first tool to bring this functionality so completely.

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Pre-script to Backup Express (ClientRunBeforeJob):

The following script will prepare the backup database, LDAP Base, "Cyrus" Mail and the Express, so that Bacula can make a copy of the generated files, more reliably.

Note that, as the Bacula backs up open files, these procedures are performed only to ensure the integrity of backups.

It is recommended to backup the whole / with Bacula (except obviously disposable folders: / proc, / tmp, etc..), For purposes of disaster recovery in the event of complete loss of the server.

The following procedures are in accordance with the Official Documentation Tool: "Procedure Backup Express: How to do? >> rotinadebackup.pdf

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"Append" is one of the status of the volumes in the "Bacula" and means that the volume still has space and can continue being recorded (ie - did not finish) -> click here to know the state of the volumes in the "Bacula" .

In some moments, it is possible to change the volume status (eg, the "used" to "append"). Note that some operations do not make sense (eg "full" to "append" to the extent that there is more space for recording) - the volume is full "full" and you want to reuse it (overwrite it, recycle it), you should use the command "purge".

To view the status of all your volumes use in bconsole, the command "list media".

To change the state of a volume use, also in bconsole: "update"> "volume parameters"> "status"