Binary logging is off

This article is for Zmanda Recovery Manager For MySQL (ZRM)

Issue Symptoms

WARNING: Binary logging is OFF

Issue Description

This message indicates that MySQL binary logging is disabled on the MySQL server (backup client). Binary logging is required for incremental backups. See the MySQL documentation for details on enabling binary logs.

Resolution

To enable binary logging, edit the MySQL configuration file (typically /etc/my.cnf) to include the following entry in the [mysqld] section:

log-bin=mysql-bin.log

Restart MySQL.


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