bacula: cannot restore without a bootstrap file

After a long time I decided to install and work with bacula again. After installation, configuration and running some jobs, I tried to restore a backup from the night. The result was the following:

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05-Nov 07:56 bacula-dir JobId 11: Fatal error: Cannot restore without a bootstrap file.
You probably ran a restore job directly. All restore jobs must be run using the restore command.
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Convert CDI to ISO

Today I was confronted with an "rare" format for CD images: CDI
Of course I needed the content from that disc but CDI is not really supported under linux and burning a small CD image for just copying some files one time was no option. So I searched a little on the internet how to deal with CDI files under linux. With iat I found a little neat program to convert CDI to ISO files. Under Armbian it has to be installed first:

OMV: Locked users overview

Since a few months I received the following mail from OMV (4.1.35-1 / Arrakis) powered NAS:

Subject:
[nas01.karellen.local] Locked users overview

Updating the timezone

Today I was facing the issue, that my media center didn't show the right time. Instead it was always two hours back. The actual time was 08:42:1, while my media center showed this:

# date

Tue May 12 06:42:17 UTC 2020

vnstat file permissions

Today I had to install vnstat on a CentOS VM, which gave me a little headache. The CentOS release is the following:

# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)

dreamcast.local VIII - Skies Of Arcadia

A couple of days a new/old game arrived - Skies Of Arcadia! When the game came out, I never had a chance to play it. So I bought a copy and when it arrives, the first thing that cought my eye was the cover which states: "onlinefunctions". The offered online functions are limited to the official website. I couldn't find a copy of the website but some downladable content, so let's get the downloadable content running again with the Dreamcast server project!

dreamcast.local VII - Uploads and Downloads

Uploading files from your Dreamcast the Dreamcast server sounds easy, but it is not. Downloading files from the Dreamcast server also sounds easy, but it is also not. With this article I will explain the major pitfalls and how to avoid them.

dreamcast.local VI - ChuChu Rocket!

Just like my prior article about Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2, I will split this article into two parts. The first part will be focusing on the website again, while the second part will focus on the game and how to go online with it again. One note about online gaming with ChuChu Rocket!: this time I will show you how to setup your own ChuChu Rocket! game server with the software from Shuouma.

dreamcast.local V - Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2

With my prior articles about my little dreamcast.local project, you are now set to get back online with Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2. Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 has a very good chance to be one of my all-time-favorite games, at least on the Dreamcast it is. There are two ways going online with Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2:

1. Visit the website, which is offline
2. Play the game online, but the official servers are offline too

dreamcast.local IV - Routing

To connect your Dreamcast to the ineternet again, you need to activate routing from your ppp0 (172.16.12.1) device to your eth0 (192.168.3.1) device on the Dreamcast server. Start by checking if routing is activated in your kernel:

# sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0