Hi! Paul Bijnens wrote:
> Toomas Aas wrote: > >... > >>WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be offset > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >... > > Given that amrestore works OK from the command line, what might cause > > it to fail when invoked by amverify? > > Could it be a simple tape rewind that is needed before you start the > command? Tempting as it seems, I'm afraid this is not the case. The rewind is actually being done by amverify when I start it from command line: ----------------------< cut here >---------------------- kuller# su amanda -c "amverify PAEV" Tape changer is chg-manual... 1 slot... Verify summary to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Defects file is /tmp/amanda/amverify.11799/defects amverify PAEV Fri Jan 17 16:06:59 EET 2003 Loading current slot... Using device /dev/nrsa0 Waiting for device to go ready... Rewinding... Processing label... Volume PAEV13, Date 20030116 Rewinding... Checked kuller.raad.tartu.ee._usr.20030116.0 ** Error detected () mrestore: WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be offset amrestore: 0: reached end of information ** No header 0+0 in 0+0 out (the same error repeats for all dump images) ----------------------< cut here >---------------------- And here's the output of (successful)amrestore: ----------------------< cut here >---------------------- kuller# amrestore /dev/nrsa0 kuller.raad.tartu.ee / amrestore: 0: skipping start of tape: date 20030116 label PAEV13 amrestore: 1: skipping kuller.raad.tartu.ee._usr.20030116.0 amrestore: 2: skipping heerold.raad.tartu.ee._.20030116.0 amrestore: 3: skipping kuller.raad.tartu.ee._var.20030116.0 amrestore: 4: skipping heerold.raad.tartu.ee._var.20030116.0 amrestore: 5: restoring kuller.raad.tartu.ee._.20030116.0 amrestore: 6: reached end of information kuller# ls -l | grep kuller -rw-r----- 1 root wheel 59637760 Jan 17 16:16 kuller.raad.tartu.ee._.20030116.0 ----------------------< cut here >---------------------- Still, thanks for offering the idea. -- Toomas Aas | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.raad.tartu.ee/~toomas/ * Yes means No and No means Yes. Delete all files [Y]?
