Linux: Installation on Debian and Ubuntu based distributions

Welcome to the guide for installing Bacula Enterprise bconsole on Debian and Ubuntu based systems. This documentation ensures you have the necessary steps to get bconsole up and ready for use.

Prerequisites

Be sure to follow steps 1-3 of the general installation page.

Steps

1. Install bconsole packages:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install bacula-enterprise-console
   

2. Edit /opt/bacula/etc/bconsole.conf configuration file:

   Director {
       Name = @@dir-name@@
       DIRport = 9101
       Address = @@dir-address@@
       Password = @@dir-password@@
   }
   

   Replace @@dir-name@@, @@dir-address@@, and @@dir-password@@ with the correct parameters that you can find in the Director configuration under Director resource in the server you wish to monitor.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed bconsole on your system. Test it by running /opt/bacula/bin/bconsole.

See also

Next articles:

• Linux: Installation on RHEL based distributions

• Linux: Installation on SLES based distributions

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