>... The log file shows "FATAL taper syncpipe_get: r: unexpected EOF" ...
Translating that to "human" :-) gives: "the reader side of the taper
pair ('r') tried to get a response (syncpipe_get) from the writer side,
but the writer has vanished without a trace".
Any core files in /tmp/amanda? If so, could you get a debugger traceback
and post it?
>Brian
John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
