It looks like you need to use tar instead of dump, seems like your dump doesn't like to write dumpdates when backing up just a directory of your filesystem (check its manpage, it might have an option not to use dumpdates, I think you are using -u here). I have no idea how that would affect amanda, but I guess it won't be able to correctly estimate your backup size without this file.
On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 08:08, William Bilancio wrote: > Has anyone gotten this error before? I am trying to backup a remote > machine and am getting the following error on 4 of the directories I am > trying to back up. > > William Bilancio > > > FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS: > /-- mail.bilan /home/rocknroll lev 0 FAILED [/sbin/dump returned 1] > sendbackup: start [mail.bilancio.org:/home/rocknroll level 0] > sendbackup: info BACKUP=/sbin/dump > sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/sbin/restore -f... - > sendbackup: info end > | DUMP: You can't update the dumpdates file when dumping a subdirectory > | DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. > sendbackup: error [/sbin/dump returned 1] > \-------- > > > > > > William Bilancio - Network/Systems Administrator > Arora and Associates, P.C. > 3120 Princeton Pike 3rd Floor > Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 > Phone: 609-844-1111 Ext. 129 Fax: 609-844-9799 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Life's not fair, But the root password helps." --BOFH
