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1baculafs
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3a python-fuse based virtual filesystem for recovery
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5current status: prototype/proof of concept
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7to demonstrate access to backuped files information
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9* What is working?
10- Bacula repository can be mounted and accessed
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12* What is not working?
13- only readdir and stat. No reading or opening of files
14- currently, only most recent backup for a client is implemented.
15 Change the selection nummers in the source code to change this
16- relies on cached information. Cached is filled by readdir.
17 If you want to access a subdirectory, make sure, you have read the upper directories before
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19* Prerequisites:
20- bconsole must be installed and configured
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22* Usage:
23./baculafs.py /mnt
24ls -la /mnt
25ls -la /mnt/usr
26...
27fusermount -u /mnt
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30For debugging purposes, better use
31./baculafs.py -f -s -d /mnt
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33Also take a look at the log files /tmp/baculafs.log and /tmp/bconsole.out
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