I still think my method is lazier. ;-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John R. Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 4:30 PM
> To: Justin Ainsworth
> Cc: Amanda-Users@Amanda. Org
> Subject: Re: Re-ordering tapelist
>
>
> > A long time ago, one of my tapes (Dailydumps7) got out
> of order ...
> > My question is, how do I get it back in order? ...
>
> First, you need to be certain it does not contain any useful backups.
> One way is to do this:
>
> find <curinfo> -name info | xargs grep Dailydumps7
>
> If it finds any matches, the tape still holds an image that would be
> required for a full restore.
>
> Even if it doesn't find any matches, the tape still holds valid dumps
> for that day, so be careful.
>
> Assuming it's "idle enough", edit tapelist (tapelist.yesterday may be
> ignored) and move the Dailydumps7 line **below** Dailydumps8.
> Then change
> the datestamp on the Dailydumps7 to be the same as Dailydumps8.
>
> 20010524 Dailydumps12 reuse
> 20010524 Dailydumps11 reuse
> 20010523 Dailydumps10 reuse
> 20010522 Dailydumps9 reuse
> 20010521 Dailydumps8 reuse
> 20010521 Dailydumps7 reuse
> 20010518 Dailydumps6 reuse
> 20010517 Dailydumps5 reuse
> 20010516 Dailydumps4 reuse
> 20010515 Dailydumps3 reuse
> 20010514 Dailydumps2 reuse
> 20010512 Dailydumps1 reuse
> 20010511 Dailydumps0 reuse
> 20010511 Dailydumps15 reuse
> 20010509 Dailydumps14 reuse
> 20010508 Dailydumps13 reuse
>
> > Justin Ainsworth
>
> John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>