Setup guide

Linux setup
Normally, there should be no need to configure the Backburner Manager. The most common changes—such
as specifying the default mail server through which Backburner sends job-related email specifications—can
also be made via the Backburner Web Monitor.
To start and configure Backburner Manager:
1 In a terminal, as root: stop the Backburner Manager service: /etc/init.d/backburner stop. The
Backburner Manager service on the workstation is stopped, if it was running previously. If it was not
running previously, a “Failed” error message is displayed. If you are starting Backburner Manager for
the first time, configure the Manager before starting it. Otherwise, start the Manager.
2 The Backburner configuration file is at /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/backburner.xml
3 Start Backburner Manager: /etc/init.d/backburner start. All Backburner Manager events are recorded
in log files in the directory /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/backburner.log. You can use the tail
command to view the contents of this log.
OS X setup
Configure Backburner Manager:
1 In the Terminal run /usr/discreet/backburner/backburner stop
2 Edit /usr/discreet/backburner/Network/backburner.xml and configure the Backburner Manager
settings as desired.
3 Save and close the edited backburner.xml file.
4 Start the Backburner Manager with: /usr/discreet/backburner/backburner stop. All Backburner
Manager events are recorded in log files in /usr/discreet/backburner/Log.
Windows setup
Backburner Manager is configured in its General Properties dialog.
To install Backburner on a Windows workstation:
1 As an administrator, run backburner.exe. The Backburner installation wizard appears.
2 If there is an earlier version of Backburner on the system, you are prompted to uninstall it.
3 Follow the prompts to install Backburner on the workstation. It is recommended that you install
Backburner components in the same destination folders on all machines.
To start and configure the Backburner Manager:
1 From the Start menu, choose Programs, Autodesk, Backburner, and then Manager. The first time you
start the application, the General Properties dialog appears.
2 Configure the manager as desired. For most purposes the default settings should suffice.
3 Click OK to start the application. The configuration settings are written to the Backburner configuration
file, for example, C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\backburner
\backburner.xml. To restore the default settings, delete backburner.xml. Note that this file contains
the configuration settings for all Backburner components installed on the same machine. The Backburner
Manager GUI appears, displaying startup messages.
4 From the Edit menu, choose Log Settings to change the information that gets displayed in the GUI
and/or written to the log file.
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