[Bacula-users] Must resource names match?

[Ben H. <bh...@po...>]

I have Bacula installed[1] and running, thanks.

That installation gave me some sample configuration files.  I got to  
writing up my notes as kind of self audit of my install and ...

I'm so confused!   I assume that if the same resource is described in  
two configuration files, and they both provide a name for that  
resource that name should be identical.  Otherwise, at minimum, the  
reports created using bconsole are going to get confusing.

But the storage daemon's resource, in the examples I got when I  
installed, don't follow that rule.  In the director deamon's  
configuration file it's named "File" (sic), while in the storage  
deamon's configuration file it's called "elm-sd."

Presumably there isn't any code to check that the names match.

That's my question?  Should names attributes, if given, for a given  
resource be identical across configuration files?  Or is it a must?

In a related matter this text appears in the bacula-sd.conf.sample file:

...
#
# Devices supported by this Storage Daemon
# To connect, the Directiors'bacula-dir.conf must have the
#   same Name and MediaType
#

Device {
   Name = FileStorage
   Media Type = File
   ...

Which leads one to think that the storage daemon on the director side  
should be named after the device name.  Which seems wrong.

Like I said I have it all working, and at this point I've changed the  
director's config file to get rid of the storage resource called  
"File".  I changed it to the name used in the storage daemon's config  
file - since that's what feels correct to me.  If somebody can point  
out where these sample configuration files are in the svn browser I'd  
can provide put together some patches.

   - ben

[1] Freebsd box installed via ports.