On Sat, Nov 19, 2005 at 05:30:12PM -0800, Yan Seiner wrote: > Christoph wrote: > > > > >2.) the main reason for the error above: > >you are trying to use dump to backup the subdirectory /home/mysql. > >Dump is designed to work on complete devices, like /dev/hda1 or so, > >it can not do what you ask it for, and exactly that it is telling you. > > > >easy solution: > > > >use tar to dump your directory, add in your amada.conf in the dumptype > >for that directory the line > > > >program "GNUTAR" > > > Thanks everyone. That in fact was the problem.... > > amanda is now working fine. Unfortunately, my tape drive seems to have > died.... :-( > > At least I got one good backup out of it....
Though it will be hard to recover without a tape drive. :) -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
