Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Hello everyone, Sorry I am a few days late on this, but attached is a script called "bacula_warn_on_zero-20171116.sh" It takes one to three command line parameters: USE: ./bacula_warn_on_zero-20171116.sh jobid [debug] [zero_incremental_ok] A jobid is required, debug just logs everything to

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

> On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 08:33:26 -0700, Bill Arlofski said: > > On 11/13/2017 03:49 AM, Martin Simmons wrote: > > > Why not take this info from the job table, rather than having to parse it > > from > > the joblog? > > > > __Martin > > > Hi Martin, > > I usually try to avoid directly

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

On 11/13/2017 03:49 AM, Martin Simmons wrote: > Why not take this info from the job table, rather than having to parse it from > the joblog? > > __Martin Hi Martin, I usually try to avoid directly accessing the catalog if possible. In this case, what I am looking for is so simple to get from

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Hello, >From Bacula point of view a zero files / zero bytes backup size is perfectly fine unless no errors detected during backup (i.e. permission is denied) which Bacula should show in the job log. So, an extreme specific conditions and requirements, should be handled outside Bacula, as it

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Hello Alan, No, nothing gets written to storage.  Yes, there are database entries written for the job. Best regards, Kern On 11/13/2017 01:04 PM, Alan Brown wrote: On 11/11/17 17:26, Kern Sibbald wrote: Yes, that is one of the reasons why I am not very enthusiastic about it because it

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

On 11/11/17 17:26, Kern Sibbald wrote: Yes, that is one of the reasons why I am not very enthusiastic about it because it will require yet another directive :-( Kern, please clarify: If a backup is 0bytes/0files, does anything actually get written to storage (tape or disk), or is it just a

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

> On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:43:47 -0700, Bill Arlofski said: > > The idea: > > - Call this script from a RunScript (RunsWhen = after) "Command =" > - Pass the script the current jobid (%i) and a few other variables: > - allow_zero_files > - allow_zero_bytes > - zero_incremental_ok > >

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Hi everyone, Personally I think this is something that should be kept out the core code of Bacula, but the topic interested me so last night I emailed Jim directly (off list) and then wrote a script. I have the script mostly completed which I will release shortly. I am just working out the

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

On Saturday 2017-11-11 12:21:22 Phil Stracchino wrote: > If implemented at all it should be implemented as an option, because > there are many kinds of possible admin jobs (and even incremental > backups) for which it is *perfectly normal* to complete with 0 files/0 > bytes backed up. If

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

[mailto:k...@sibbald.com] Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 6:42 AM To: Jim Richardson <j...@securit360.com>; bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes Hello Jim, You can submit it as a f

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

> On Nov 9, 2017, at 3:35 PM, Jim Richardson wrote: > > > Any chance I can get a feature request in? I would like to have all jobs > that complete with zero files and / or zero bytes to complete with Backup OK > – with warnings. Currently these jobs complete with Backup

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Yes, that is one of the reasons why I am not very enthusiastic about it because it will require yet another directive :-( On 11/11/2017 06:21 PM, Phil Stracchino wrote: On 11/11/17 07:41, Kern Sibbald wrote: Hello Jim, You can submit it as a feature request, but I am not really inclined to

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

On 11/11/17 07:41, Kern Sibbald wrote: > Hello Jim, > > You can submit it as a feature request, but I am not really inclined to > implement it, because it is a very special case, and it is very easy for > anyone to look at the number of files backed up that is produced in the > job report.  > >

Re: [Bacula-users] Feature Request - job complete status of with warnings on zero files zero bytes

Hello Jim, You can submit it as a feature request, but I am not really inclined to implement it, because it is a very special case, and it is very easy for anyone to look at the number of files backed up that is produced in the job report.  Best regards,