Ante Karamatić wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:26:14 +0100 > Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have just been informed that Bacula has been accepted in Ubuntu >> "main", which means that it will be included in the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS >> (long term support) release, which ships the 24th of April. That >> release (including Bacula) will be maintained for 5 years! Many >> thanks to the Ubuntu packagers and managers who worked hard to make >> this happen. > > It's good to known that Ubuntu's version of make_catalog_backup script > is based on gawk and reads configuration from bacula-dir.conf, instead > of having username/password as arguments. Cause of that, Ubuntu's > make_catalog_backup (called make_catalog_backup_awk) is immune to > CVE-2007-5626. We also ship default make_catalog_backup for those who > prefer it. > > Thank you for a great product!
We'll have to look at pulling the Ubuntu script into Bacula. :) FWIW, I'd tested a prototype some time ago. It worked well and left one less thing for the user to configure should Catalog connection details need changing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Bacula-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel
