James Harper wrote: > > > > > Try using "RunAfterJob" option on the Job definition with a command > > > like "mt - > > > f /dev/st0 eject" (using you scsi device path of course) > > > > > > I don't think there is a StorageRunAfterJob, so your suggestion would > run it on the director which only works if the sd and the director are > the same machine. > > I suggest something like: > > . Create an account on the sd with a minimum of privileges > . Set up ssh public key authentication so that the account the director > is running as can ssh to the new account on the sd > . Configure the RunAfterJob to ssh to the sd and run the required > command (eg the mt -f /dev/st0 command) > > You will either need to make the new account on the sd a member of the > group that owns the tape device, or use sudo. Sudo might be better as it > would restrict the account to only ejecting. Your eject script may need > to issue bconsole commands to do the right things with the tape library > too if required. > > James > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users < at > lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Thanks for the idea, James. I tried what you suggested, but then tailored it to my own needs. What I have done is to write a script which runs on server2 on Fridays at 6.30AM, which simply unloads the tape. In case it helps anyone else, here is the script : #!/bin/sh # # Set script variables BACULA=/sbin/bacula CHANGER=/etc/bacula/mtx-changer SLEEP='/bin/sleep 20' DRIVE=/dev/sg0 DEVICE=/dev/nst0 export BACULA CHANGER SLEEP DRIVE DEVICE # # Shut down Bacula so that the drive can be acessed $BACULA stop # # Allow 20 seconds for storage daemon to stop $SLEEP # # Find out which tape slot the drive was loaded from export SLOT=`$CHANGER $DRIVE loaded 0 $DEVICE 0` # # Unload the tape back into its original slot $CHANGER $DRIVE unload $SLOT $DEVICE 0 # # Start Bacula again $BACULA start It is fairly generic, so could be used as is or else adapted fairly easily. Thanks again. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |This was sent by taisg...@hotmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
