Finally got it. The error is as follows:
bsd security: remote host localhost.localdomain user root local user amanda
amandahosts security check passed
> 6
amrestore_nargs=6
> -h
> -p
> /dev/nst0
> chino.master.com
> ^/$
> 20010719
Ready to execv amrestore with:
path = /usr/sbin/amrestore
argv[0] = "amrestore"
argv[1] = "-h"
argv[2] = "-p"
argv[3] = "/dev/nst0"
argv[4] = "chino.master.com"
argv[5] = "^/$"
argv[6] = "20010719"
amrestore: missing file header block
amrestore: WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be offset
amrestore: 0: reached end of tape: date ����
amidxtaped: amrestore terminated normally with status: 1
Rewinding tape: done
Thanks sir for your help.
-----Original Message-----
From: John R. Jackson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:41 AM
To: Desmond Lim
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Error while recovering files
>There is no such file in the /tmp/Amanda. Closes match is amidxtaped.debug.
That's exactly the file I asked about. What's in it?
>... After I change each new tape early every
>morning, do I have to run "amrmtape Daily Dailyxxx" and then "amlabel Daily
>Dailyxxx"?
Definitely not. Why do you think you have to do this?
>Is there anyway I can just change the tape and then let the backup kick off
>at night without me doing any extra work?
That's how it is supposed to work.
John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
