Robert I'd hestitate a guess that dump isn't compatible with HFS partitions.
See this technote : http://developer.apple.com/macosx/backuponmacosx.html -- AlanP On Mon, October 9, 2006 7:32 pm, McGraw, Robert P. wrote: > > I am trying to backup a Mac OSX using /sbin/dump. I am getting a sizecheck > problem. > > Question number 1, is it possible to use /sbin/dump with amanda? If > someone > is doing this can you guide me to what I am missing? > > Thanks > > Robert > > > Below is my sendcheck...debug output. > > > sendsize: debug 1 pid 7738 ruid 30002 euid 30002: start at Mon Oct 9 > 14:17:04 2006 > sendsize: version 2.5.1p1 > Could not open conf file > "/pkgs/amanda-2.5.0p1/etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf": No such file or > directory > Could not open conf file > "/pkgs/amanda-2.5.0p1/etc/amanda/daily/amanda-client.conf": No such file > or > directory > sendsize: debug 1 pid 7738 ruid 30002 euid 30002: rename at Mon Oct 9 > 14:17:04 2006 > sendsize[7738]: time 0.006: waiting for any estimate child: 1 running > sendsize[7740]: time 0.006: calculating for amname /, dirname /, spindle > -1 > sendsize[7740]: time 0.007: getting size via dump for / level 0 > sendsize[7740]: time 0.009: calculating for device / with > sendsize[7740]: time 0.009: running "/sbin/dump 0sf 1048576 - /" > sendsize[7740]: time 0.011: running /pkgs/amanda-2.5.0p1/libexec/killpgrp > sendsize[7740]: time 0.018: DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Mon Oct 9 > 14:17:04 2006 > sendsize[7740]: time 0.021: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > sendsize[7740]: time 0.022: DUMP: Dumping / to standard output > sendsize[7740]: time 0.073: DUMP: bad sblock magic number > sendsize[7740]: time 0.074: DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. > sendsize[7740]: time 0.075: ..... > sendsize[7740]: estimate time for / level 0: 0.065 > sendsize[7740]: no size line match in /sbin/dump output for "/" > sendsize[7740]: ..... > sendsize[7740]: Run /sbin/dump manually to check for errors > sendsize[7740]: time 0.075: asking killpgrp to terminate > dump_calc_estimates: warning - seek failed: Illegal seek > sendsize[7740]: time 1.075: getting size via dump for / level 1 > sendsize[7740]: time 1.077: calculating for device / with > sendsize[7740]: time 1.077: running "/sbin/dump 1sf 1048576 - /" > sendsize[7740]: time 1.079: running /pkgs/amanda-2.5.0p1/libexec/killpgrp > sendsize[7740]: time 1.087: DUMP: Date of this level 1 dump: Mon Oct 9 > 14:17:05 2006 > sendsize[7740]: time 1.088: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > sendsize[7740]: time 1.089: DUMP: Dumping / to standard output > sendsize[7740]: time 1.139: DUMP: bad sblock magic number > sendsize[7740]: time 1.140: DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. > sendsize[7740]: time 1.141: ..... > sendsize[7740]: estimate time for / level 1: 0.064 > sendsize[7740]: no size line match in /sbin/dump output for "/" > sendsize[7740]: ..... > sendsize[7740]: Run /sbin/dump manually to check for errors > sendsize[7740]: time 1.141: asking killpgrp to terminate > dump_calc_estimates: warning - seek failed: Illegal seek > sendsize[7740]: time 2.141: getting size via dump for / level 2 > sendsize[7740]: time 2.143: calculating for device / with > sendsize[7740]: time 2.143: running "/sbin/dump 2sf 1048576 - /" > sendsize[7740]: time 2.145: running /pkgs/amanda-2.5.0p1/libexec/killpgrp > sendsize[7740]: time 2.151: DUMP: Date of this level 2 dump: Mon Oct 9 > 14:17:06 2006 > sendsize[7740]: time 2.153: DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > sendsize[7740]: time 2.154: DUMP: Dumping / to standard output > sendsize[7740]: time 2.206: DUMP: bad sblock magic number > sendsize[7740]: time 2.207: DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. > sendsize[7740]: time 2.208: ..... > sendsize[7740]: estimate time for / level 2: 0.064 > sendsize[7740]: no size line match in /sbin/dump output for "/" > sendsize[7740]: ..... > sendsize[7740]: Run /sbin/dump manually to check for errors > sendsize[7740]: time 2.208: asking killpgrp to terminate > dump_calc_estimates: warning - seek failed: Illegal seek > sendsize[7740]: time 3.208: done with amname / dirname / spindle -1 > sendsize[7738]: time 3.209: child 7740 terminated normally > sendsize: time 3.209: pid 7738 finish time Mon Oct 9 14:17:07 2006 > > _____________________________________________________________________ > Robert P. McGraw, Jr. > Manager, Computer System EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 > Department of Mathematics PHONE: (765) 494-6055 > 150 N. University Street FAX: (419) 821-0540 > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 > > >
