Hi. all of the machines in question are an upgrade to CentOS 5.4 and it seems there was an error in updating the packages and hence confusing PATH etc. When I checked via "amadmin version" it reported a different version as from "yum list installed | grep ama".
So I went back to my usual way of handling these type of packages and compiled it myself and all clients and server run the same amanda now 2.6.0p2. The reason why I used that I had a local tar, and I knew this would work (as it did before). With this I wanted to make sure that every possible error is gone and all packages match and pathnames are correct. However a couple of things I like to mention: The problem I described below is gone and it seemed that upon saving and exit a "c" character sneaked into the pathname of the exclude file which is really hard to see. What surprises me that such an error that is fairly severe is not reported in the email that is send to the admin after a finished backup. Other errors are reported, e.g. missing tape etc or when a file has vanished during backup (e.g. temporary files like firefox' parent.lock). But there was no mention that the exclude file was not found ... Is this intended?? Jobst On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 09:32:06PM -0500, Jean-Louis Martineau ([email protected]) wrote: > They are on the client machine. > > Jean-Louis > > Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: > >Thanks for replying, Jean-Louis. > > > >I have trouble finding them for the host AND partitions in question. > >I can only find the sendbackup.*.debug files for the tape host itself > >but not the client machines (none of them). > > > >They should be in /tmp/amanda but they are not (except on the > >tape host itslef). Bugger. Need to do some research. > > > >Jobst > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jean-Louis Martineau <[email protected]> > >To: Jobst Schmalenbach <[email protected]> > >Cc: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: exclude list not working on clients. > >Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:03:21 -0500 > > > >Jobst, > > > >What you do looks good, post the sendbackup.*.debug file. > > > >Jean-Louis > > > >Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: > >>Hi. > >> > >>I have one client host that refuses to listen to the "exclude > >>list" option in the dumptype. > >> > >>I know it works, for example I backup a 120GB /amanda > >>directory/parition on the tape host that contains the directory > >>holdingdisk, that is excluded in the dumptype: > >> > >> define dumptype amandadir { > >> global > >> exclude list "/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda_exclude.gtar" > >> program "GNUTAR" > >> } > >> > >>and that file contains one line and one line only: > >> > >> [r...@tapehost /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1] #>cat > >>amanda_exclude.gtar ./holdingdisk > >> > >>and that [thankfully ;-) ] is not backed up. > >> > >> > >>So here is what I have (well the important stuff) with regards > >>to the config I have some problems with: > >> > >>On the amanda tape server in amanda.conf: > >> > >> define dumptype sambadir { > >> global > >> exclude list "/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/samba_exclude.gtar" > >> program "GNUTAR" > >> } > >> > >>On the amanda tape server in disklist (amongst other partitions and hosts): > >> ... > >> 192.168.X.Y /var standard > >> 192.168.X.Y /src standard > >> 192.168.X.Y /samba sambadir > >> ... > >> > >>on the client 192.168.X.Y I have a file that is refered to above that > >>contains > >> > >> [[email protected] /] #>cat > >> /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/samba_exclude.gtar > >> ./Shares/Backup > >> ./Shares/score_testing > >> ./Shares/SharedBinariesWinNT > >> ./Shares/SharedBinariesWin2000 > >>Those directories are full of stuff that does not need to be backed up, > >>but when I look in the gnutar-list directory of that client: > >> > >> [[email protected] /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists] #>grep > >> "./Shares\/Backup" 192.168.X.Y_samba_1 > >> 2067 12304757 > >> ./Shares/Backup/Software/DevStudio_SourceCode/VC/SAMPLES/SDK/OLE/INOLE2/CHAP07/PATRON > >> 2067 11026541 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/SomeStuffPre2008/BCG_CRM_4.5.0d/custom/layout/modules > >> 2067 278714 > >> ./Shares/Backup/WebsServers/Moja_aug2008/home/sympa5.4.1/expl/productupdates/shared > >> 2067 246195 ./Shares/Backup/WebsServers/Moja_aug2008/home/sympa/locale/ja > >> 2067 10896037 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/SomeStuffPre2008/BCG_CRM_4.5.0d/cache/upload/upgrades/temp/k9D2wD/SugarPro-Upgrade-4.0.1-to-4.5.0d/include/ytree/TreeView/css > >> 2067 10354877 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/Documents/2000_11_31/Assessment Services/SPQ > >> 2067 12370086 > >> ./Shares/Backup/WebsServers/VPS_april2006/localicons_b4_update/Activate2/small > >> 2067 12763398 > >> ./Shares/Backup/WebsServers/Moja_aug2008/home/httpd/www.activate.com.au/dynamic/HVP_TP/pdf/ask > >> 2067 11043546 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/SomeStuffPre2008/BCG_CRM_4.5.0d/modules/Studio/wizards > >> 2067 11405291 > >> ./Shares/Backup/Software/DevStudio_SourceCode/MyProjects/Colin Herbert > >> 2067 10322192 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/Documents/1998_12_31/Z_SystemAdministration/motherboards > >> 2067 82041 > >> ./Shares/Backup/WebsServers/Moja_aug2008/home/sympa.org.02_04_08/bin/etc > >> 2067 10797122 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/SomeStuffPre2008/BCG_CRM_4.5.0d/cache/upload/upgrades/patch/SugarPro-Patch-3.5.1b-restore/include > >> 2067 10715411 > >> ./Shares/Backup/ServerBackup/Documents/2007_and_earlier/Consulting/Proposals/2002/Tender > >> Submissions/NESA Aug02 > >> > >> > >>So I am not sure why it does not work, basically it is 50GB of crap I do > >>not need > >>and is only required for "historical purposes". > >> > >>What am I doing wrong? > >> > >>Jobst > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > -- Note to DOS users: UNIX is a lot more FUN - Peter Norton | |0| | Jobst Schmalenbach, [email protected], General Manager | | |0| Barrett Consulting Group P/L & The Meditation Room P/L |0|0|0| +61 3 9532 7677, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia
