> Check to see if amdump is still running (ps -u <amanda-user>). Assuming
> it isn't, run amcleanup. Run amcheck and make sure it's happy. Then run
> amdump and if it fails, report everything it had to say. If it does
> not fail, look in your holding disk area again.
Sorry if you're reciving the mail a second time,
but it didn't pop up in the mail list, as far as
I can see. I included the relevant log files of the run. everything
worked, without the creation of the holding disk files.
[root@milestone log]# ps -u operator
PID TTY TIME CMD
1309 ? 00:00:00 amflush
1310 ? 00:00:00 taper
1311 ? 00:00:00 taper
1325 ? 00:00:00 chg-manual
2222 ? 00:00:00 bash
2225 ? 00:00:00 amcheck
2226 ? 00:00:00 amcheck
2243 ? 00:00:00 chg-manual
[root@milestone log]#
[operator@milestone amanda]$ amcheck daily
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
Holding disk /big/amanda: 20220856 KB disk space available, that's
plenty
amcheck-server: slot 6: date 20020123 label System1-001 (exact label
match)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Tape System1-001 label ok
Server check took 7.070 seconds
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
ERROR: daemon.system: [could not access /root (/root): Permission
denied]
Client check: 3 hosts checked in 5.113 seconds, 1 problem found
(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2)
[operator@milestone amanda]$
[root@milestone amanda]# ls -la /big/amanda
insgesamt 12
drwx------ 3 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 .
drwxrwxrwx 9 root users 4096 Jan 31 23:36 ..
drwx------ 2 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 20020204
[root@milestone amanda]# ls -la /big/amanda/2*
insgesamt 8
drwx------ 2 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 .
drwx------ 3 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 ..
[root@milestone amanda]#
[operator@milestone log]$ amcleanup daily
amcleanup: no unprocessed logfile to clean up.
Scanning /big/amanda...
[operator@milestone log]$
amanda.*.debug:
amandad: debug 1 pid 3642 ruid 504 euid 504 start time Mon Feb 4
11:00:00 2002
amandad: version 2.4.2p2
amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2p2"
amandad: BUILT_DATE="Fre Nov 30 18:43:15 CET 2001"
amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux milestone.system 2.4.4 #3 SMP Son Sep
23 13:29:35 CEST 2001 i686 unknown"
amandad: CC="gcc"
amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/local/bin" sbindir="/usr/local/sbin"
amandad: libexecdir="/usr/local/libexec" mandir="/usr/local/man"
amandad: AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda"
amandad: CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/"
amandad: RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/" DUMP="/sbin/dump"
amandad: RESTORE="/sbin/restore" GNUTAR="/bin/tar"
amandad: COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip"
amandad: MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail"
amandad: listed_incr_dir="/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists"
amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="milestone.system" DEFAULT_CONFIG="daily"
amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="milestone.system"
amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/st0" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM
amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE
amandad: AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS
amandad: CLIENT_LOGIN="operator" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP
amandad: COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast"
amandad: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc"
got packet:
--------
Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801
SECURITY USER operator
SERVICE sendsize
OPTIONS maxdumps=1;hostname=milestone.system;
GNUTAR /var 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /var 1 2002:2:2:4:22:14 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/adm 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/adm 1 2002:2:1:4:1:21 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/local 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/local 1 2002:2:1:4:19:52 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/src 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /usr/src 1 2002:1:28:4:24:49 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /service 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /service 1 2002:1:31:4:1:10 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /root 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /root 2 2002:1:29:4:1:10 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /root 3 2002:2:3:21:38:24 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /home 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /home 2 2002:1:21:4:18:48 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /etc 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
GNUTAR /etc 1 2002:1:31:4:2:40 -1
exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar
--------
sending ack:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801
----
bsd security: remote host milestone.system user operator local user
operator
amandahosts security check passed
amandad: running service "/usr/local/libexec/sendsize"
amandad: sending REP packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801
OPTIONS maxdumps=1;
/etc 0 SIZE 4060
/etc 1 SIZE 210
/home 0 SIZE 370180
/home 2 SIZE 59040
/root 0 SIZE 162660
/root 2 SIZE 120070
/root 3 SIZE 56890
/service 0 SIZE 10
/service 1 SIZE 10
/usr/src 0 SIZE 322360
/usr/src 1 SIZE 1650
/usr/local 0 SIZE 104960
/usr/local 1 SIZE 320
/usr/adm 0 SIZE 6250
/usr/adm 1 SIZE 1200
/var 0 SIZE 121190
/var 1 SIZE 3130
----
amandad: got packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801
----
amandad: pid 3642 finish time Mon Feb 4 11:00:06 2002
changer.debug:
Args -> -info
-> rewind /dev/nst0
/dev/nst0: No medium found
-> status /dev/nst0
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (50000):
DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN
-> loaded <>
Exit -> 0 99 1
Args -> -slot current
-> rewind /dev/nst0
/dev/nst0: No medium found
-> status /dev/nst0
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (50000):
DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN
-> loaded <>
-> load 6
-> rewind /dev/nst0
/dev/nst0: No medium found
sendsize.*.debug:
sendsize: debug 1 pid 3643 ruid 504 euid 504 start time Mon Feb 4
11:00:00 2002
/usr/local/libexec/sendsize: version 2.4.2p2
calculating for amname '/etc', dirname '/etc'
sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /etc level 0
sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
discarded
sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline
sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory
/etc --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_etc_0.new --sparse
--ignore-failed-read --totals .
Total bytes written: 4157440 (4.0MB, ?B/s)
.....
sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /etc level 1
sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
discarded
sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline
sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory
/etc --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_etc_1.new --sparse
--ignore-failed-read --totals .
Total bytes written: 215040 (210kB, ?B/s)
.....
calculating for amname '/home', dirname '/home'
sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /home level 0
sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
discarded
sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline
sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory
/home --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_home_0.new --sparse
--ignore-failed-read --totals .
Total bytes written: 379064320 (361MB, 361MB/s)
.....
sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /home level 2
sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar"
discarded
sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline
sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory
/home --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_home_2.new --sparse
--ignore-failed-read --totals .
Total bytes written: 60456960 (58MB, ?B/s)
runtar.*.debug
runtar: debug 1 pid 3753 ruid 504 euid 0 start time Mon Feb 4 11:00:05
2002
/bin/tar: version 2.4.2p2
running: /bin/tar: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /var
--one-file-system --listed-incremental
/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_var_0.new --sparse
--ignore-failed-read --totals .
Greets Tom
PS I love amanda ;-)
