I followed this sites example of doing a restore http://homepages.cs.ncl.ac.uk/ncrr/procedures/amrecover.html
Also I got the correct filename/extension as I stated and the path in which the file was restored was correct as well. So this is what I did to add the file I wanted for those that wish to see.. amrecover> add vpasswd Added /**/vpasswd amrecover> extract Extracting files using tape drive /dev/st0 on host **. The following tapes are needed: DailySet15 Restoring files into directory /var/spool/amanda Continue? [Y/n]: y Jason > From: Paul Bijnens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:38:25 +0100 > To: Jason Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Amrecover problems > > Jason Miller wrote: >> Has anyone ran across a issue while running amrecover where the file that is >> requested and extracted from recover is not at all the file you ended up >> with. The filename/extension are correct but the actual content is not at >> all what the original was. So to illustrate what I am trying to say here is >> my example.... > ... >> >> Any insight on what I could have done wrong? > > You could at least show the commands you did? > e.g. the filenames you entered, and the filenames you got instead, > also including the path up to that file etc. > (are there any strange characters in the filename: wildcards, spaces, > Was it the correct tape that you inserted? etc. etc. > > > > > -- > Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 > Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 > http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *********************************************************************** > * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * > * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * > * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * > * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * > * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * > * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * > *********************************************************************** > >
