Package Installation

Community

Install Database Engine

If PostgreSQL is not already installed, please run this command to install it:

yum install postgresql-server

Initialize and set the PostgreSQL database to auto-start at boot:

postgresql-setup initdb
systemctl enable postgresql.service

Install Bacula Community Software

Run this command to install the packages:

yum install bacula-postgresql

Final Configuration

Start PostgreSQL database

systemctl start postgresql.service

Please run the following commands to create the database and grant ownership:

su- postgres
/opt/bacula/scripts/create_postgresql_database
/opt/bacula/scripts/make_postgresql_tables
/opt/bacula/scripts/grant_postgresql_privileges
exit

Launch the services:

systemctl start bacula-fd.service
systemctl start bacula-sd.service
systemctl start bacula-dir.service

Please use systemctl to start, stop or restart your Bacula daemons. By default, PostgreSQL uses the IDENT method and will thus recognize and accept the local user “bacula” without further credentials. If you are using tape libraries, you might want to add the bacula user to the “tape” group:

gpasswd-a bacula tape

Please now go to the Security and Permissions Considerations chapter and continue the installation from there. If you run into trouble or have an error message while installing or configuring your Bacula infrastructure, please contact Support.

Install Aligned Plugin

If you want to use the Aligned Plugin for deduplication on systems such as ZFS, you must explicitly load that plugin with something like:

yum install bacula-aligned

Keep in mind that to actually use the plugin, you must configure it and restart the Storage Daemon.