add db
add dbgroup
add table
add sequence
add all tables
add all sequences
add relgroup
add sync
add customname
add customcols
add customcode

update

update customcode
update db
update sync
update table
update sequence

remove
kick
reload config
set
show
config
ping
status
activate
deactivate
message
reload
inspect
validate
purge
help

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NAME

bucardo - utility script for controlling the Bucardo program

VERSION

This document describes version 4.99.10 of bucardo

USAGE

  bucardo [<options>] <command> [<action>] [<command-options>] [<command-params>]

DESCRIPTION

The bucardo script is the main interaction to a running Bucardo instance. It can be used to start and stop Bucardo, add new items, kick syncs, and even install and upgrade Bucardo itself. For more complete documentation, please view the wiki.

COMMANDS

Run bucardo help <command> for additional details

install: Installs the Bucardo configuration database.
upgrade: Upgrades the Bucardo configuration database to the latest schema.
start [<start options>] [<reason>]: Starts Bucardo.
stop [<reason>]: Stops Bucardo.
restart [<start options>] [<reason>]: Stops and starts Bucardo.
list <type> [<regex>]: Lists objects managed by Bucardo.
add <type> <name> <parameters>: Adds a new object.
update <type> <name> <parameters>: Updates an object.
remove <type> <name> [<name>...]: Removes one or more objects.
kick <syncname> [<sync options>] [<syncname>...] [<timeout>]: Kicks off one or more syncs.
reload config: Sends a message to all CTL and KID processes asking them to reload the Bucardo configuration.
show all|<setting> [<setting>...]: Shows the current Bucardo settings.
<set <setting=value [<setting=value>...] >>: Sets one or more configuration setting..
ping [<timeout>]: Sends a ping notice to the MCP process to see if it will respond.
status [<status options>] <syncname> [<syncname>...]: Shows the brief status of syncs in a tabular format.
activate <syncname> [<syncname>...] [<timeout>]: Activates one or more named syncs.
deactivate <syncname> [<syncname>...] [<timeout>]: Deactivates one or more named syncs.
message <body>: Sends a message to the running Bucardo logs.
reload [<syncname> [<syncname>...]]: Sends a message to one or more sync processes, instructing them to reload.
inspect <type> <name> [<name>...]: Inspects one or more objects of a particular type.
validate all|<syncname> [<syncname>...]: Validates one or more syncs.
purge all|<table> [<table>...]: Purges the delta and track tables for one or more tables, for one or more databases.
help [<command> [<action>]]: Shows help.

OPTIONS

  -d --db-name       NAME  Database name.
  -U --db-user       USER  Database user name.
  -P --db-pass       PASS  Database password.
  -h --db-host       HOST  Database server host name.
  -p --db-port       PORT  Database server port number.
     --bucardorc     FILE  Use specified .bucarorc file.
     --no-bucardorc        Do not use .bucardorc file.
     --quiet               Incremental quiet.
     --verbose             Incremental verbose mode.
  -? --help                Output basic help and exit.
     --version             Print the version number and exit.

COMMAND DETAILS

Most of the commands take parameters. These may be passed after the command name and, where appropriate, an object name. Parameters take the form of key/value pairs separated by an equal sign (=). For example:

  bucardo add db sea_widgets dbname=widgets host=db.example.com

Here dbname and <host> are parameters.

Many of the commands also use command-line options, which are specified in the normal way. For example, the bucardo add db command could also be written as:

  bucardo add db sea_widgets --dbname widgets --dbhost db.example.com

However, parameters and options are not directly interchangeable in all cases. See the documentation for individual commands for their supported options.

install

  bucardo install

Installs the Bucardo schema from the file bucardo.schema into an existing Postgres cluster. The user "bucardo" and database "bucardo" will be created first as needed. This is an interactive installer, but you can supply the following values from the command line:

--dbuser: defaults to postgres
--dbname: defaults to postgres
--dbport: defaults to 5432
--pid-dir: defaults to /var/run/bucardo/

upgrade

  bucardo upgrade

Upgrades an existing Bucardo installation to the current version of the bucardo database script. Requires that bucardo and the bucardo.schema file be the same version. All changes should be backwards compatible, but you may need to re-validate existing scripts to make sure changes get propagated to all databases.

start

  bucardo start "Reason"

Starts Bucardo. Fails if the MCP process is running (determined if its PID file is present). Otherwise, starts cleanly by first issuing the equivalent of a stop to ask any existing Bucardo processes to exit, and then starting a new Bucardo MCP process. A short reason and name should be provided - these are written to the reason_file file (./bucardo.restart.reason.txt by default) and sent in the email sent when Bucardo has been started up. It is also appended to the reason log, which has the same name as the the reason_file but ends in .log.

The options for the start command are:

--sendmail

Tells Bucardo whether or not to send mail on interesting events: startup, shutdown, and errors. Default is on.

--extra-name string

A short string that will be appended to the version string as output by the Bucardo process names. Mostly useful for debugging.

--log-destination destination

Determines the destination for logging output. The supported values are:

stderr
stdout
syslog
none
A file system directory.

May be specified more than once, which is useful for, e.g., logging both to a directory and to syslog. If --log-destination is not specified at all, the default is to log to files in /var/log/bucardo.

--log-separate

Forces creation of separate log files for each Bucardo process of the form "log.bucardo.X.Y", where X is the type of process (MCP, CTL, or KID), and Y is the process ID.

--log-extension string

Appends the given string to the end of the default log file name, log.bucardo. A dot is added before the name as well, so a log extension of "rootdb" would produce a log file named log.bucardo.rootdb.

--log-clean

Forces removal of all old log files before running.

--debug

--no-debug

Enable or disable debugging output. Disabled by default.

--exit-on-nosync

--no-exit-on-nosync

On startup, if Bucardo finds no active syncs, it normally will continue to run, requiring a restart once syncs are added. This is useful for startup scripts and whatnot.

If, however, you want it to exit when there are no active syncs, pass the --exit-on-nosync option. You can also be explicit that it should not exit when there are no syncs by passing --no-exit-on-nosync. This is the default value.

stop

  bucardo stop "Reason"

Forces Bucardo to quit by creating a stop file which all MCP, CTL, and KID processes should detect and cause them to exit. Note that active syncs will not exit right away, as they will not look for the stop file until they have finished their current run. Typically, you should scan the list of processes after running this program to make sure that all Bucardo processes have stopped. One should also provide a reason for issuing the stop - usually this is a short explanation and your name. This is written to the reason_file file (./bucardo.restart.reason.txt by default) and is also used by Bucardo when it exits and sends out mail about its death. It is also appended to the reason log, which has the same name as the the reason_file but ends in .log.

restart

  bucardo restart "Reason"

Stops bucardo, waits for the stop to complete, and then starts it again. Supports the same options as <start/start>. Useful for start scripts. For getting just CTL and KID processes to recognize newly added, updated, or removed objects, use the reload command, instead.

list

  bucardo list <type> <regex>

Lists summary information about Bucardo objects. The supported types are:

database
dbgroup
relgroup
sync
table
sequence
customcode
customname
customcols
all

The all option will list information about all object types.

The optional regex option can be used to filter the list to only those matching a regular expression.

Aliases:

l
lsit
liast
lisy
lit

add

  bucardo add <type> <name> <parameters>

Adds a new object to Bucardo. The type specifies the type of object to add, while the name should be the name of the object. The supported types include:

db
dbgroup
table
sequence
all tables
all sequences
relgroup
sync
customname
customcols

add db

  bucardo add db <name> dbname=actual_name port=xxx host=xxx user=xxx pass=xxx

Adds a new database. The name is the name by which the database will be known to Bucardo, and must be unique. This may vary from the actual database name, as multiple hosts might have databases with the same name.

The supported named parameters are:

dbname

db

The actual name of the database. Required.

type

dbtype

The type of the database. Defaults to postgres. Currently supported values are:

postgres
drizzle
mongo
mysql
maria
oracle
redis
sqlite

username

dbuser

user

The username Bucardo should use to connect to the database. Optional.

password

dbpass

pass

The password Bucardo should use when connecting to the database. Optional.

dbhost

pghost

host

The host name to which to connect. Defaults to the value of the $PGHOSTADDR or $PGHOST environment variables, if present. Optional.

dbport

pgport

port

The port to which to connect. Defaults to the value of the $PGPORT environment variable, if present. Optional.

dbconn

pgconn

conn

Additional connection parameters, e.g., sslmode=require. Optional.

status

Initial status of the database in Bucardo. Must be either "active" or "inactive". Defaults to "active".

dbgroup

group

Bucardo database group to which to add the database. Optional.

addalltables

Automatically adds all tables once the database has been added. Optional.

addallsequences

Automatically adds all sequences once the database has been added. Optional.

server_side_prepares

ssp

Enable or disable server-side prepares. Pass 1 to enable them or 0 to disable them. Defaults to 1.

dbservice

service

The service name to use for a Postgres database. Optional.

Note: As a convenience, if the dbuser value is its default value, "bucardo", in the event that Bucardo cannot connect to the database, it will try connecting as "postgres" and create a superuser named "bucardo". This is to make things easier for folks getting started with Bucardo, but will not work if it cannot connect as "postgres", or if it the connection failed due to an authentication failure.

add dbgroup

  bucardo add dbgroup name db1:source db2:source db3:target ...

Adds one or more databases to the named database group. If the database group doesn't exist, it will be created. The database parameters should specify their roles, either "source" or "target".

add table

  bucardo add table [schema].table db=actual_db_name

Adds a table object. The table information will be read from the specified database. Supported parameters:

db: The name of the database from which to read the table information. Should be a name known to Bucardo, thanks to a previous call to add database. Required.
autokick: Boolean indicating whether or not the table should automatically send kick messages when it's modified. Overrides the autokick parameter of any syncs of which the table is a part.
rebuild_index: Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync. Off by default. Optional.
analyze_after_copy: Boolean indicating whether or not to analyze the table after every sync. Off by default. Optional.
vaccuum_after_copy: Boolean indicating whether or not to vacuum the table after every sync. Off by default. Optional.
relgroup: Adds the table to the named relation group. If the relation group does not exist, it will be created. Optional.
makedelta: Turns makedelta magic on or off. Value is a list of databases which need makedelta for this table. Value can also be "on" to enable makedelta for all databases. Defaults to "off".
strict_check: Boolean indicating whether or not to be strict when comparing the table between syncs. If the columns have different names or data types, the validation will fail. But perhaps the columns are allowed to have different names or data types. If so, disable strict_check and column diffrences will result in warnings rather than failing the validation. Defaults to true.

add sequence

  bucardo add sequence [schema].sequence relgroup=xxx

db: The name of the database from which to read the sequence information. Should be a name known to Bucardo, thanks to a previous call to add database. Required.
relgroup: Adds the sequence to the named relation group. If the relation group does not exist, it will be created. Optional.

add all tables

  bucardo add all tables [relgroup=xxx] [pkonly]

Adds all the tables in all known databases or in a specified database. Excludes tables in the pg_catalog, information_schema, and bucardo schemas. (Yes, this means that you cannot replicate the Bucardo configuration database using Bucardo. Sorry about that.) Supported options and parameters:

db
--db: Name of the database from which to find all the tables to add. If not provided, tables will be added from all known databases.
schema
--schema
-n: Limit to the tables in the specified comma-delimited list of schemas. The options may be specified more than once.
exclude-schema
--exclude-schema
-N: Exclude tables in the specified comma-delimited list of schemas. The options may be specified more than once.
table
--table
-t: Limit to the specified tables. The options may be specified more than once.
exclude-table
--exclude-table
-T: Exclude the specified tables. The options may be specified more than once.
relgroup
--relgroup: Name of the relation group to which to add new tables.
pkonly: Exclude tables without primary keys.

add all sequences

  bucardo add all sequences relgroup=xxx

Adds all the sequences in all known databases or in a specified database. Excludes sequences in the pg_catalog, information_schema, and bucardo schemas. (Yes, this means that you cannot replicate the Bucardo configuration database using Bucardo. Sorry about that.) Supported options and parameters:

db
--db: Name of the database from which to find all the sequences to add. If not provided, sequences will be added from all known databases.
schema
--schema
-n: Limit to the sequences in the specified comma-delimited list of schemas. The options may be specified more than once.
exclude-schema
--exclude-schema
-N: Exclude sequences in the specified comma-delimited list of schemas. The options may be specified more than once.
relgroup
--relgroup: Name of the relation group to which to add new tables or sequences.

add relgroup

  bucardo add relgroup name
  bucardo add relgroup name table, sequence, ...

Adds a relation group. After the name, pass in an optional list of tables and/or sequences and they will be added to the group.

add sync

  bucardo add sync syncname relgroup=xxx dbs=xxx

Adds a sync, which is a named replication event containing information about what to replicate from where to where. The supported parameters are:

dbs

The name of a database group or comma-delimited list of databases. All of the specified databases will be synchronized. Required.

relgroup

The name of a relation group to synchronize. All of the tables and/or sequences in the relgroup will be synchronized. Required unless tables is specified.

tables

List of tables to add to the sync. This implicitly creates a relation group with the same name as the sync. Required unless relgroup is specified.

status

Indicates whether or not the sync is active. Must be either "active" or "inactive". Defaults to "active".

rebuild_index

Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync. Defaults to off.

lifetime

Number of seconds a KID can live before being reaped. No limit by default.

maxkicks

Number of times a KID may be kicked before being reaped. No limit by default.

conflict_strategy

The conflict resolution strategy to use in the sync. Supported values:

bucardo_source: The rows on the "source" database always "win". In other words, in a conflict, Bucardo copies rows from source to target.
bucardo_target: The rows on the "target" database always win.
bucardo_skip: Any conflicting rows are simply not replicated. Not recommended for most cases.
bucardo_random: Each database has an equal chance of winning each time. This is the default.
bucardo_latest: The row that was most recently changed wins.
bucardo_abort: The sync is aborted on a conflict.

onetimecopy

Determines whether or not a sync should switch to a full copy mode for a single run. Supported values are:

: off
: always full copy
: only copy tables that are empty on the target

stayalive

Boolean indicating whether or not the sync processes (CTL) should be persistent. Defaults to false.

kidsalive

Boolean indicating whether or not the sync child processes (KID) should be persistent. Defaults to false.

autokick

Boolean indicating whether or not tables in the sync should automatically send kick messages when they're modified. May be overridden by the autokick parameter of individual tables.

checktime

An interval specifying the maximum time a sync should go before being kicked. Useful for busy systems where you don't want the overhead of notify triggers.

priority

An integer indicating the priority of the sync. Lower numbers are higher priority. Currently used only for display purposes.

analyze_after_copy

Boolean indicating whether or not to analyze tables after every sync. Off by default. Optional.

overdue

An interval specifying the amount of time after which the sync has not run that it should be considered overdue. check_bucardo_sync issues a warning when a sync has not been run in this amount of time.

expired

An interval specifying the amount of time after which the sync has not run that it should be considered expired. check_bucardo_sync issues a critical message when a sync has not been run in this amount of time.

track_rates

Boolean indicating whether or not to track synchronization rates.

rebuild_index

Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync. Off by default. Optional.

strict_check

Boolean indicating whether or not to be strict when comparing tables in the sync. If the columns have different names or data types, the validation will fail. But perhaps the columns are allowed to have different names or data types. If so, disable strict_check and column diffrences will result in warnings rather than failing the validation. Defaults to true.

add customname

  bucardo add customname oldname newname [db=name] [sync=name]

Creates a new Bucardo custom name mapping. This allows the tables involved in replication to have different names on different databases. The oldname must contain the schema as well as the table name (if the source database supports schemas). The optional parameters limit it to one or more databases, and/or to one or more syncs. Supported parameters:

sync: A sync to which to add the customname. May be specified multiple times.
database
db: A database for which to add the customname. May be specified multiple times.

add customcols

  bucardo add customcols tablename select_clause [sync=x db=x]

Specify the list of columns to select from when syncing. Rather than the default SELECT * behavior, you can specify any columns you want, including the use of function call return values and things not in the source column list. The optional parameters limit it to one or more databases, and/or to one or more syncs. Some examples:

  bucardo add customcols public.foobar "select a, b, c"
  bucardo add customcols public.foobar "select a, upper(b) AS b, c" db=foo
  bucardo add customcols public.foobar "select a, b, c" db=foo sync=abc

Supported parameters:

sync: A sync to which to add the customcols. May be specified multiple times.
database
db: A database for which to add the customcols. May be specified multiple times.

add customcode

  bucardo add customcode <name> <whenrun=value> <src_code=filename> [optional information]

Adds a customcode, which is a Perl subroutine that can be run at certain points in the sync process. It might handle exceptions, handle conflicts, or just run at certain times with no expectation of functionality (e.g., before Bucardo drops triggers). Metadata about that point will be passed to the subroutine as a hash reference.

Supported parameters:

name

The name of the custom code object.

about

A short description of the custom code.

whenrun

when_run

A string indicating when the custom code should be run. Supported values include:

before_txn
before_check_rows
before_trigger_drop
after_trigger_drop
after_table_sync
exception
conflict
before_trigger_enable
after_trigger_enable
after_txn
before_sync
after_sync

getdbh

Boolean indicating whether or not Perl DBI database handles should be provided to the custom code subroutine. If true, database handles will be provided under the dbh key of the hash reference passed to the subroutine. The value under this key will be a hash reference mapping database names to their respective handles.

sync

Name of the sync with which to associate the custom code.

relation

Name of the table or sequence with which to associate the custom code.

status

The current status of this customcode. Anything other than "active" means the code is not run.

priority

Number indicating the priority in which order to execute custom codes. Lower numbers are higher priority. Useful for subroutines that set lastcode in order to cancel the execution of subsequent custom codes for the same when_run.

src_code

File from which to read the custom code Perl source.

The body of the Perl subroutine should be implemented in the src_code file, and not inside a sub declaration. When called, it will be passed a single hash reference with the following keys:

syncname: The name of the currently-executing sync.
version: The version of Bucardo executing the sync.
sourcename: The name of the source database.
targetname: The name of the target database.
sendmail: A code reference that can be used to send email messages.
sourcedbh: A DBI database handle to the sync source database. Provided only to custom code executed by the controller.
rellist: An array reference of hash references, each representing a relation in the sync. Provided only to custom code executed by the controller. The keys in the hash are the same as the parameters supported by add table and add sequence, as appropriate.
schemaname: The schema for the table that triggered the exception. Provided only to "exception" custom codes.
tablename: The name of the table that triggered the exception. Provided only to "exception" custom codes.
error_string: The string containing the actual error message. Provided only to "exception" custom codes.
deltabin: A hash reference with the name of each source database as a key and a list of all primary keys joined together with "\0". Provided only to "exception" custom codes.
attempts: The number of times the sync has been attempted. Provided only to "exception" custom codes.
conflicts: A hash reference of conflicting rows. The keys are the primary key values, and the values are hash references with the names of the databases containing the conflicting rows and true values. Provided only to "conflict" custom codes.

The custom code subroutine may set any of these keys in the hash reference to change the behavior of the sync:

message: Message to send to the logs.
warning: A warning to emit after the subroutine has returned.
error: An error to be thrown after the subroutine has returned.
nextcode: Set to send execution to the next custom code of the same type. Mainly useful to exception custom codes, and supported only by custom codes executed by the controller.
lastcode: Set to true to have any subsequent custom codes of the same type to be skipped.
endsync: Cancels the sync altogether.

An example:

  use strict;
  use warnings;
  use Data::Dumper;

  my $info = shift;

  # Let's open a file.
  my $file = '/tmp/bucardo_dump.txt';
  open my $fh, '>:encoding(UTF-8)', $file or do {
      $info->{warning} = "Cannot open $file: $!\n";
      return;
  };

  # Inspect $info for fun.
  print $fh Dumper $info;
  close $fh or $info->{warning} = "Error closing $file: $!\n";

  # Log a message and return.
  $info->{message} = 'IN UR DATABASEZ NORMALIZIN UR RELAYSHUNS';
  return;

update

  bucardo update <type> <name> <parameters>

Updates a Bucardo object. The type specifies the type of object to update, while the name should be the name of the object. The supported parameters for each type are the same as those for add. The supported types are:

customcode
db
sync
table
sequence

update customcode

  bucardo update customcode <name> setting=value

Updates an existing customcode. Items that can be changed are:

about

A short description of the custom code.

getdbh

name

The name of the custom code object.

priority

status

The current status of this customcode. Anything other than "active" means the code is not run.

whenrun

A string indicating when the custom code should be run. Supported values include:

before_txn
before_check_rows
before_trigger_drop
after_trigger_drop
after_table_sync
exception
conflict
before_trigger_enable
after_trigger_enable
after_txn
before_sync
after_sync

update db

  bucardo udpate db <name> port=xxx host=xxx user=xxx pass=xxx

Updates a database. The name is the name by which the database is known to Bucardo. This may vary from the actual database name, as multiple hosts might have databases with the same name.

The supported named parameters are:

dbname

db

The actual name of the database.

type

dbtype

The type of the database. Currently supported values are:

postgres
drizzle
mongo
mysql
maria
oracle
redis
sqlite

username

dbuser

user

The username Bucardo should use to connect to the database.

password

dbpass

pass

The password Bucardo should use when connecting to the database.

dbhost

pghost

host

The host name to which to connect.

dbport

pgport

port

The port to which to connect.

dbconn

pgconn

conn

Additional connection parameters, e.g., sslmode=require. Optional.

status

Status of the database in Bucardo. Must be either "active" or "inactive".

dbgroup

server_side_prepares

ssp

Enable or disable server-side prepares. Pass 1 to enable them or 0 to disable them.

dbservice

service

The service name to use for a Postgres database.

group

A comma-separated list of database groups to which to add the database. The database will be removed from any other groups of which it was previously a member.

update sync

  bucardo update sync syncname relgroup=xxx dbs=xxx

Updates a sync, which is a named replication event containing information about what to replicate from where to where. The supported parameters are:

name

The name of the sync. Required.

dbs

The name of a database group or comma-delimited list of databases.

relgroup

The name of a relation group to synchronize.

status

Indicates whether or not the sync is active. Must be either "active" or "inactive". Note that this will not change the current run status of the sync, just mark whether it should be active or inactive on the next reload. Use the activate sync and <deactivate sync> commands to actually activate or deactivate a sync.

rebuild_index

Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync.

lifetime

Number of seconds a KID can live before being reaped.

maxkicks

Number of times a KID may be kicked before being reaped.

isolation_level

The transation isolation level this sync should use. Only choices are "serializable" and "repeatable read"

conflict_strategy

The conflict resolution strategy to use in the sync. Supported values:

bucardo_source: The rows on the "source" database always "win". In other words, in a conflict, Bucardo copies rows from source to target.
bucardo_target: The rows on the "target" database always win.
bucardo_skip: Any conflicting rows are simply not replicated. Not recommended for most cases.
bucardo_random: Each database has an equal chance of winning each time.
bucardo_latest: The row that was most recently changed wins.
bucardo_abort: The sync is aborted on a conflict.

onetimecopy

Determines whether or not a sync should switch to a full copy mode for a single run. Supported values are:

: off
: always full copy
: only copy tables that are empty on the target

stayalive

Boolean indicating whether or not the sync processes (CTL) should be persistent.

kidsalive

Boolean indicating whether or not the sync child processes (KID) should be persistent.

autokick

Boolean indicating whether or not tables in the sync should automatically send kick messages when they're modified. May be overridden by the autokick parameter of individual tables.

checktime

An interval specifying the maximum time a sync should go before being kicked. Useful for busy systems where you don't want the overhead of notify triggers.

priority

An integer indicating the priority of the sync. Lower numbers are higher priority. Currently used only for display purposes.

analyze_after_copy

Boolean indicating whether or not to analyze tables after every sync. Off by default.

overdue

expired

track_rates

Boolean indicating whether or not to track synchronization rates.

rebuild_index

Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync.

strict_check

update table

  bucardo update table [schema].table db=actual_db_name

Updates a table object. The table information will be read from the specified database. Supported parameters:

db: The name of the database from which to read the table information. Should be a name known to Bucardo.
schemaname: The name of the schema in which the table is found.
tablename: The actual name of the table.
autokick: Boolean indicating whether or not the table should automatically send kick messages when it's modified. Overrides the autokick parameter of any syncs of which the table is a part.
rebuild_index: Boolean indicating whether or not to rebuild indexes after every sync.
analyze_after_copy: Boolean indicating whether or not to analyze the table after every sync.
vaccuum_after_copy: Boolean indicating whether or not to vacuum the table after every sync.
relgroup: Adds the table to the named relation group. May be specified more than once. The table will be removed from any other relation groups.
makedelta: Specifies which databases need makedelta enabled for this table.
strict_check: Boolean indicating whether or not to be strict when comparing the table between syncs. If the columns have different names or data types, the validation will fail. But perhaps the columns are allowed to have different names or data types. If so, disable strict_check and column diffrences will result in warnings rather than failing the validation. Defaults to true.

update sequence

  bucardo update sequence [schema].sequence relgroup=xxx

db: The name of the database where the sequence lives.
schemaname: The name of the schema in which the sequence is found.
relgroup: Adds the sequence to the named relation group. May be specified more than once. The sequence will be removed from any other relation groups.

remove

  bucardo remove <item_type> <item_name>

Removes one or more objects from Bucardo. Valid item types are;

db or database
Use the --force option to clear out related tables and groups instead of erroring out.
dbgroup
relgroup
sync
table
sequence
customcols
customname
customcode

Aliases:

delete
del

kick

  bucardo kick <syncname(s)> [timeout]

Tells one or more named syncs to fire as soon as possible. Note that this simply sends a request that the sync fire: it may not start right away if the same sync is already running, or if the source or target database has exceeded the number of allowed Bucardo connections. If the final argument is a number, it is treated as a timeout. If this number is zero, the bucardo command will not return until the sync has finished. For any other number, the sync will wait at most that number of seconds. If any sync has not finished before the timeout, an exit value of 1 will be returned. Errors will cause exit values of 2 or 3. In all other cases, an exit value of 0 will be returned.

If a timeout is given, the total completion time in seconds is also displayed. If the sync is going to multiple targets, the time that each target takes from the start of the kick is also shown as each target finishes. Options:

--retry: The number of times to retry a sync if it fails. Defaults to 0.
--retry-sleep: How long to sleep, in seconds, between each retry attempt.
--notimer: By default, kicks with a timeout argument give a running real-time summary of time elapsed by using the backspace character. This may not be wanted if running a kick, for example, via a cronjob, so turning --notimer on will simply print the entire message without backspaces.

reload config

  bucardo reload config
  bucardo reload config 30

Sends a message to all CTL and KID processes asking them to reload the Bucardo configuration. This configuration is a series of key/value pairs that configure Bucardo's behavior, and not any of the objects managed by the add, remove, or update commands.

By default, Bucardo will send the message and then exit. Pass an optional number and Bucardo will instead wait up to that length of time for all child processes to report completion.

set

  bucardo set setting1=value [setting2=value]

Sets one or more configuration setting table. Setting names are case-insensitive. The available settings are:

autosync_ddl: Which DDL changing conditions do we try to remedy automatically? Default: newcol.
bucardo_current_version: Current version of Bucardo. Default: 4.99.10.
bucardo_vac: Do we want the automatic VAC daemon to run? Default: 1.
bucardo_version: Bucardo version this schema was created with. Default: 4.99.10.
ctl_checkonkids_time: How often does the controller check on the kids health? Default: 10.
ctl_createkid_time: How long do we sleep to allow kids-on-demand to get on their feet? Default: 0.5.
ctl_sleep: How long does the controller loop sleep? Default: 0.2.
default_conflict_strategy: Default conflict strategy for all syncs. Default: bucardo_latest.
default_email_from: Who the alert emails are sent as. Default: nobody@example.com.
default_email_host: Which host to send email through. Default: localhost.
default_email_to: Who to send alert emails to. Default: nobody@example.com.
email_debug_file: File to save a copy of all outgoing emails to. Default: None.
endsync_sleep: How long do we sleep when custom code requests an endsync? Default: 1.0.
flatfile_dir: Directory to store the flatfile output inside of. Default: ..
host_safety_check: Regex to make sure we don't accidentally run where we should not. Default: None.
isolation_level: The transaction isolation level all sync should use. Defaults to 'serializable'. The only other valid option is 'repeatable read'
kid_deadlock_sleep: How long to sleep in seconds if we hit a deadlock error. Default: 0.5. Set to -1 to prevent the kid from retrying.
kid_nodeltarows_sleep: How long do kids sleep if no delta rows are found? Default: 0.5.
kid_pingtime: How often do we ping check the KID? Default: 60.
kid_restart_sleep: How long to sleep in seconds when restarting a kid? Default: 1.
kid_serial_sleep: How long to sleep in seconds if we hit a serialization error. Default: 0.5. Set to -1 to prevent the kid from retrying.
kid_sleep: How long does a kid loop sleep? Default: 0.5.
log_conflict_file: Name of the conflict detail log file. Default: bucardo_conflict.log.
log_level: How verbose to make the logging. Higher is more verbose. Default: normal.
log_microsecond: Show microsecond output in the timestamps? Default: 0.
log_showlevel: Show log level in the log output? Default: 0.
log_showline: Show line number in the log output? Default: 0.
log_showpid: Show PID in the log output? Default: 1.
log_showtime: Show timestamp in the log output? 0=off 1=seconds since epoch 2=scalar gmtime 3=scalar localtime. Default: 3.
mcp_dbproblem_sleep: How many seconds to sleep before trying to respawn. Default: 15.
mcp_loop_sleep: How long does the main MCP daemon sleep between loops? Default: 0.2.
mcp_pingtime: How often do we ping check the MCP? Default: 60.
mcp_vactime: How often in seconds do we check that a VAC is still running? Default: 60.
piddir: Directory holding Bucardo PID files. Default: /var/run/bucardo.
reason_file: File to hold reasons for stopping and starting. Default: bucardo.restart.reason.txt.
reload_config_timeout: Number of seconds the reload_config command should wait for the reload to complete. Default: 30.
semaphore_table: Table to let apps know a sync is ongoing. Default: bucardo_status.
statement_chunk_size: How many primary keys to shove into a single statement. Default: 10000.
stats_script_url: Location of the stats script. Default: http://www.bucardo.org/.
stopfile: Name of the semaphore file used to stop Bucardo processes. Default: fullstopbucardo.
syslog_facility: Which syslog facility level to use. Default: log_local1.
tcp_keepalives_count: How many probes to send. 0 indicates sticking with system defaults. Default: 0.
tcp_keepalives_idle: How long to wait between each keepalive probe. Default: 0.
tcp_keepalives_interval: How long to wait for a response to a keepalive probe. Default: 0.
vac_run: How often does the VAC process run? Default: 30.
vac_sleep: How long does VAC process sleep between runs? Default: 120.
warning_file: File containing all log lines starting with "Warning". Default: bucardo.warning.log.

show

  bucardo show all|<setting> [<setting>...]

Shows the current Bucardo settings. Use the keyword "all" to see all the settings, or specify one or more search terms. See set for complete details on the configuration settings.

config

  bucardo config show all|<setting> [<setting>...]
  bucardo config set <setting=value> [<setting=value>...]

Deprecated interface for showing and setting configuration settings. Use the show and set commands, instead.

ping

  bucardo ping
  bucardo ping 60
  bucardo ping 0

Sends a ping notice to the MCP process to see if it will respond. By default, it will wait 15 seconds. A numeric argument will change this timeout. Using a 0 as the timeout indicates waiting forever. If a response was returned, the program will exit with a value of 0. If it times out, the value will be 1. Returns a Nagios like message starting with "OK" or "CRITICAL" for success or failure.

status

  bucardo status [syncname(s)] [--sort=#] [--show-days] [--compress]

Shows the brief status of all known syncs in a tabular format. If given one or more sync names, shows detailed information for each one. To see detailed information for all syncs, simply use "status all"

When showing brief information, the columns are:

Name
The name of the sync
State
The state of the sync. Can be 'Good', 'Bad', 'Empty', 'No records found', 'Unknown', or the run state for a currently-running sync.
Last good
When the sync last successfully ran.
Time
How long it has been since the last sync success
Last I/U
The number of insert and deletes performed by the last successful sync. May also show the number of rows truncated (T) or conflicted (C), if applicable.
Last bad
When the sync last failed.
Time
How long it has been since the last sync failure

The options for status are:

--show-days: Specifies whether or not do list the time interval with days, or simply show the hours. For example, "3d 12h 6m 3s" vs. "48h 6m 3s"
--compress: Specifies whether or not to compress the time interval by removing spaces. Mostly used to limit the width of the 'status' display.
--sort=#: Requests sorting of the 'status' output by one of the nine columns. Use a negative number to reverse the sort order.

activate

  bucardo activate syncname [syncname2 syncname3 ...] [timeout]

Activates one or more named syncs. If given a timeout argument, it will wait until it has received confirmation from Bucardo that each sync has been successfully activated.

deactivate

  bucardo deactivate syncname [syncname2 syncname3 ...] [timeout]

Deactivates one or more named syncs. If given a timeout argument, it will wait until it has received confirmation from Bucardo that the sync has been successfully deactivated.

message

  bucardo message 'I WAS HERE'

Sends a message to the running Bucardo logs. This message will appear prefixed with "MESSAGE: ". If Bucardo is not running, the message will go to the logs the next time Bucardo runs and someone adds another message.

reload

  bucardo reload [syncname2 syncname3 ...]

Sends a message to one or more sync processes, instructing them to reload. Waits for each to reload before going on to the next. Reloading consists of deactivating a sync, reloading its information from the database, and activating it again.

inspect

  bucardo inspect <type> <name> [<name2>...]

Inspects one or more objects of a particular type. The results are sent to STDOUT. The supported types include:

table
sync
relgroup

validate

  bucardo validate all|<sync> [<sync>...]

Validates one or more syncs. Use the keyword "all" to validate all syncs, or specify one or more syncs to validate.

Note that this command executes a subset of all the validation done when a sync is started or activated.

purge

  bucardo purge all|<table> [<table>...]

Purges the delta and track tables for one or more tables, for one or more databases. Use the keyword "all" to validate all tables, or specify one or more tables to validate.

help

  bucardo help
  bucardo help <command>
  bucardo help <command> <action>

Get help. General help can be returned, as well as help for a single command or a command and its action. Some examples:

  bucard help list
  bucard help add table

OPTIONS DETAILS

It is usually easier to set most of these options at the top of the script, or make an alias for them, as they will not change very often if at all.

-d

--db-name

  bucardo --db-name widgets
  bucardo -d bricolage

Name of the Bucardo database to which to connect.

-U

--db-user

  bucardo --db-user postgres
  bucardo -U Mom

User name to use when connecting to the Bucardo database.

-P

--db-pass

  bucardo --db-pass s3cr1t
  bucardo -P lolz

Password to use when connecting to the Bucardo database.

-h

--db-host

  bucardo --db-host db.example.com
  bucardo -h db2.example.net

Host name to use when connecting to the Bucardo database.

-p

--db-port

  bucardo --db-port 7654

Port number to connect to when connecting to the Bucardo database.

--bucardorc

  bucardo --bucardorc myrcfile

Use the specified file for configuration instead of the default ./.bucardorc.

--no-bucardorc

Do not use the ./.bucardorc configuration file.

--verbose

Makes bucardo run verbosely. Default is off.

--quiet

Tells bucardo to be as quiet as possible. Default is off.

--help

Shows a brief summary of usage for bucardo.

FILES

In addition to command-line configurations, you can put any options inside of a file. The file .bucardorc in the current directory will be used if found. If not found, then the file ~/.bucardorc will be used. Finally, the file /etc/bucardorc will be used if available. The format of the file is option = value, one per line. Any line starting with a '#' will be skipped. Any values loaded from a bucardorc file will be overwritten by command-line options. All bucardorc files can be ignored by supplying a --no-bucardorc argument. A specific file can be forced with the --bucardorc=file option; if this option is set, bucardo will refuse to run unless that file can be read.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The bucardo script uses $ENV{HOME} to look for a .bucardorc file.

BUGS

Bug reports and feature requests are always welcome, please visit bucardo.org, file GitHub Issues, or post to our email list.

COPYRIGHT

This program is free to use, subject to the limitations in the LICENSE file.