>>>>> On Thu, 4 Sep 2025 09:32:15 -0400, Gary Dale said: > > The files are all in /etc/bacula. > > It seems to me that if you shouldn't use localhost / 127.0.0.1 in a > configuration file, the default configuration files shouldn't use it. > Instead they should use a descriptive meta-value such as <network name > of the storage device> or <network name of the changer>. This would > prevent the services from starting until the values are replaced with > something legitimate. They would also remove the need for multiple > comments (most of which are NOT currently in the files) about what the > value should not be.
How did you install Bacula? It doesn't use localhost when compiling from source, but possibly some packager wanted to make it work out of the box on a single machine so configured it to use localhost. __Martin _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users