---
name: "bacula-dir"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bacula-director"
version: "15.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bacula-dir"
---

# bacula-dir(8)

Bacula Director

## NAME

**bacula-dir** - Bacula Director

## SYNOPSIS

**bacula-dir** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **bacula-dir** command.\
 Bacula's Director Daemon acts as the controller of the network backup system: it is responsible for scheduling and  coordinating backups across the network.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *file*

  Specify the configuration file to use.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-dt**

  Print timestamp in debug output.

- **-T**

  Send debug messages to the trace file.

- **-f**

  Run in foreground (for debugging).

- **-g** *group*

  Set the group/gid to run as.

- **-m**

  Print kaboom output (for debugging).

- **-P**

  Do not create a PID file.

- **-r** *job*

  Run \<job\>.

- **-s**

  No signals (for debugging).

- **-t**

  Test the configuration file and report errors.

- **-u** *user*

  Set the username/uid to run as.

- **-v**

  Set verbose mode.

- **-?**

  Show version and usage of program.

## TCP-WRAPPERS CONFIGURATION

Tcpwrappers looks for the service name of the bacula daemons in *hosts.allow* , and the service names of these daemons is configured to be different from the binary. The service names are configured to be **%hostname%-%component%** rather than **bacula-dir** (As defined in the bacula-dir.conf.in file)

So the hosts.allow entry has to match **%hostname%-%component%** (servername-dir for example) instead of bacula-%component%

**WARNING:** This means that if the hosts.allow file has the entry:

**bacula-dir: ALL**

you will not be able to run bconsole to connect to the local director!

The entry would have to read:

**server-dir: ALL**

and this will allow the console to connect to the director. (The process running is bacula-dir.)

## SEE ALSO

[**bacula-fd**(8)](/bacula-fd/8.md), [**bacula-sd**(8)](/bacula-sd/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon \<jltallon@adv-solutions.net\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.