hmmm you've got a point with the characters, I'll try my luck on a samba list.
meanwhile I'm trying what you suggested regarding ntbackup On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:34:38 -0000, Mark Lidstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Lars, > > Could it be something to do with character representation? If I remember > rightly there are many different ways that Samba can represent some unusual > characters (such as the �, � and � characters I see in there). > > If that's the case, then maybe someone on a Samba list could give you an > answer. > > You could try copying one of those files to the local machine and doing a > test dump of that file - see if it complains in a similar manner. > > Another alternative for a quick fix - I notice you've used ntbackup to backup > the Exchange database to a file which you then backup - you could again use > ntbackup to backup the file storage then backup that single file. It's > hardly an ideal situation, but it could get your backups up and running in > the short term. > > Thanks, > > Mark Lidstone > IT and Network Support Administrator > > BMT SeaTech Ltd > Grove House, Meridians Cross, 7 Ocean Way > Ocean Village, Southampton. SO14 3TJ. UK > Tel: +44 (0)23 8063 5122 > Fax: +44 (0)23 8063 5144 > > E-Mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: www.bmtseatech.co.uk > ========================================================================== > Confidentiality Notice and Disclaimer: > The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the > use of the e-mail addressee(s) shown. If you are not that person, or one > of those persons, you are not allowed to take any action based upon it or > to copy it, forward, distribute or disclose the contents of it and you > should please delete it from your system. BMT SeaTech Limited does not > accept liability for any errors or omissions in the context of this e-mail > or its attachments which arise as a result of Internet transmission, nor > accept liability for statements which are those of the author and not > clearly made on behalf of BMT SeaTech Limited. > ========================================================================== > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lars S�rensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 March 2005 14:27 > To: [email protected] > Subject: debug error messages > > Hi I'm using > > amanda 2.4.3 on a RedHat 9.0. Up until now amanda have been working > perfectly. Then I made some changes: > > 1) migrated mailserver from Redhat 8 to a MS Exchange server > 2) migrated fileserver from a RedHat 8 to a MS Excahnge server > > I did number one quite a while ago and most of the time there is no problems > but sometimes I get the following report in the daily amanda > mail: > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > backuphost //exchange/backups lev 0 STRANGE > > FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS: > > /-- backuphost //exchange/backups lev 0 STRANGE > sendbackup: start [backuphost://exchange/backups level 0] > sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/bin/smbclient > sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/smbclient -f... - > sendbackup: info end > ? File size change - truncating \mail_backup.bkf to 1825887232 bytes > | tar: dumped 1 files and directories > | Total bytes written: 1825887744 > sendbackup: size 1783094 > sendbackup: end > \-------- > > 2) was a emergency operation since the old file server started acting weird. > I will later set up a MS 2003 server to host the file server. But since I > moved it I've been getting the followeing error: > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > backuphost //exchange/finance lev 1 STRANGE > > FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS: > > /-- backuphost //exchange/finance lev 1 STRANGE > sendbackup: start [backuphost://exchange/finance level 1] > sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/bin/smbclient > sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/smbclient -f... - > sendbackup: info end > ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND listing \03 PAS\Frav�r\* > ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file \03 PAS\Liste over > bredb�nd.xls (\03 PAS\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \03 PAS\Morten\Best-m�de 2004-07-02 FIN.xls (\03 > PAS\Morten\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file \03 > PAS\Salary, vacation\Frav�r_Videlity 2003.xls (\03 PAS\Salary, > vacation\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file \03 > PAS\Salary, vacation\Lon 2002\Ferietill�g udbetaling sum.xls (\03 PAS\Salary, > vacation\Lon 2002\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file \03 > PAS\Salary, vacation\Lon 2003\November hens�ttelse.xls (\03 PAS\Salary, > vacation\Lon 2003\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file \03 > PAS\Salary, vacation\Lon 2004\L�nliste til James.xls (\03 PAS\Salary, > vacation\Lon > 2004\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\Navision\S�lger.prf (\Finance\Navision\) ? > NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\Definitions\Account advices\Export\Bankoverf�rsel advis.def > (\Finance\unitel\Definitions\Account advices\Export\) ? > NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\Definitions\Entries and balances\Export\Bankoverf�rsel > advis.def (\Finance\unitel\Definitions\Entries and balances\Export\) ? > NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\Definitions\Entries and balances\Print\Kontoudtog med > tilh�rende adviseringer.def (\Finance\unitel\Definitions\Entries and > balances\Print\) ? NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Account > advices\Export\Bankoverf�rsel advis.def > (\Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Account advices\Export\) ? > NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Entries and > balances\Export\Bankoverf�rsel advis.def > (\Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Entries and balances\Export\) ? > NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND opening remote file > \Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Entries and balances\Print\Kontoudtog med > tilh�rende adviseringer.def (\Finance\unitel\HODINST\Definitions\Entries and > balances\Print\) > | tar: dumped 223 files and directories > | Total bytes written: 0 > sendbackup: size 0 > sendbackup: end > \-------- > > my disklist looks like this: > # Take everything on the mail server > backuphost //exchange/backups samba > > # New Finance > backuphost //exchange/finance samba > backuphost //exchange/marvin samba > > # Take DB dumps from F.Engel (placed on suseref) suseref.videlity /backup > client_compression > > and my dumptypes are difend like this: > define dumptype normal_backup { > compress NONE > index yes > maxdumps 5 > program "GNUTAR" > record yes > } > > define dumptype samba { > normal_backup > program "GNUTAR" > compress server fast > index yes > } > > define dumptype client_compression { > normal_backup > compress client fast > index yes > } > > Anyone got any ideas what is going on? I've tried google but can't verify > that anyone talks about exactly whats going on in my case. > > thanks in advance. > >
