This is the classic situation. The configuration files are supplied below.
Please find my error. I am starting to suspect the client binaries. Server is Version: 7.0.5 on FreeBSD 9.3 Client is FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE-p4 (actually, a pfSense installation) with bacula-client 7.0.5 from bacula-dir.conf: Director { # define myself Name = bacula-dir DIRport = 9101 # where we listen for UA connections ... } Client { Name = bast-fd Address = bast.int.unixathome.org Catalog = MyCatalog Password = "password" File Retention = 3 years Job Retention = 3 years } on bacula-dir server: $ host bast.int.unixathome.org bast.int.unixathome.org has address 10.55.0.1 on bast.int.unixathome.org: $ ifconfig | grep 10.55.0.1 inet 10.55.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 10.55.0.255 $ cat /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf Director { Name = bacula-dir Password = "password" } FileDaemon { # this is me Name = bast-fd FDport = 9102 # where we listen for the director WorkingDirectory = /var/db/bacula Pid Directory = /var/run Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20 } # Send all messages except skipped files back to Director Messages { Name = Standard director = bacula-dir = all, !skipped, !restored } From bconsole: $ bconsole Connecting to Director bacula.int.unixathome.org:9101 1000 OK: 1 bacula-dir Version: 7.0.5 (28 July 2014) Enter a period to cancel a command. *reload *status client=bast-fd Connecting to Client bast-fd at bast.int.unixathome.org:9102 Failed to connect to Client bast-fd. ==== You have messages. *m 08-Feb 22:21 bacula-dir JobId 0: Fatal error: Unable to authenticate with File daemon at "bast.int.unixathome.org:9102". Possible causes: Passwords or names not the same or Maximum Concurrent Jobs exceeded on the FD or FD networking messed up (restart daemon). Please see http://www.bacula.org/en/rel-manual/Bacula_Freque_Asked_Questi.html#SECTION00260000000000000000 for help. * From the client: /usr/pbi/bacula-amd64/bin/bacula-fd -u root -g wheel -v -c /usr/local/etc/bacula/bacula-fd.conf -f -d 100 bacula-fd: filed_conf.c:530-0 Inserting director res: pf22-packages-amd64-mon bacula-fd: address_conf.c:264-0 Initaddr 0.0.0.0:9102 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: jcr.c:128-0 read_last_jobs seek to 192 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: jcr.c:135-0 Read num_items=0 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: filed.c:250-0 filed: listening on port 9102 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: bnet_server.c:87-0 Addresses 0.0.0.0:9102 ### at this point, I issue the status client command in bconsole. Then the following appears: pf22-packages-amd64-fd: bnet.c:566-0 who=client host=Hostname not found port=9102 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:494-0 Got: Hello Director bacula-dir calling 1 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:280-0 <dird: Hello Director bacula-dir calling 1 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:303-0 Executing Dir Hello Director bacula-dir calling 1 command. pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:306-0 Quit command loop. Canceled=0 pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:417-0 Calling term_find_files pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:420-0 Done with term_find_files pf22-packages-amd64-fd: job.c:423-0 Done with free_jcr — Dan Langille http://langille.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users