Albert Hopkins wrote:
> 
> Testing a new amanda server install (RH Linux 7.2, amanda 2.4.2p2, DLT
> 7000). I first ran a successful backup and then attempted to recover one
> (small) file.  The first time I extract I get
> 
>     amrecover: Can't read file header
>     extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1
> 
> But then, without exiting I "add" and "extract" the file again.  This
> time it works.  But this would have been pretty scary if this were a
> real-life situation.  I'm just wondering why this happened and what
> could be done to prevent it.  I had not ejected or rewound the tape
> between backup and recovery.  Could this have been the issue?

You need to rewind the tape before doing the recover.
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