Paul: Thanks for the pointer to the patch. After installing it, all is normal again (or at least a normal as it gets around here).
Once again, the Amanda list has proved to be one of the best information resources on the planet. Best wishes to all, Don Donald L. (Don) Ritchey Information Technology Exelon Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Paul Bijnens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 2:15 AM To: Ritchey, Donald Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Problems with new Amanda release (2.5.0p2): amcheck not reporting tape errors via e-mail On 2006-07-12 02:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently upgraded the first of our Amanda installations to 2.5.0p2 ] > and found an unwelcome surprise: amcheck no longer reports tape > problems > via e-mail from an amcheck run out of the Amanda user's crontab file. [...] > If I have the old tape loaded in the drive, I get an error about > the wrong tape loaded in the drive, but again I get nothing from > > amcheck -sm. > read label `emcpd-006', date `20060711' > (expecting tape emcpd-007 or a new tape) > > Is there some change or magic switch that I missed or can someone point me > in the right direction to troubleshoot the issue? Surely, someone else is > using amcheck from a crontab and getting useful results. Yes, it's a bug: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=amanda-users&m=115191286102753&w=2 -- Paul Bijnens, xplanation Technology Services 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, * * init 0, kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * *********************************************************************** ----------------------------------------- ******************************************************************* ***** This e-mail and any of its attachments may contain Exelon Corporation proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to the Exelon Corporation family of Companies. This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout. Thank You. ******************************************************************* *****
