On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 07:55:31AM -0400, Jean-Louis Martineau (jmartin...@carbonite.com) wrote: > Jobst, > > Every good bug report should include the version of the software you are > using. > Which amanda version are you using? On amanda server an client? > > Also tell us more information, you just tell us 'no backup size line"' on > nothing more. > Which program or application are you using to do the backup? > Post the relevant debug files.
Yes, I am aware of "providing more information" .... I have been around long enough, wrote bug reports for a large number of softwares I use, helped the communities by adding/changing code for the variety of software so I think I am aware of whats required - well I should ;-). Also, most of the time I fix things myself - as other users before me have reported similar issues and googling most of the times helps ... but this issue had a domino effect of errors, everytime I changed to fix one I received other errors - never had this before. This one had me stumped - It actually started by moving the tape server to another machine, a task that should be relatively straight forward and would have been. When the error "[disk /, all estimate timed out]" showed up I thought it was due to the tape move and I made a mistake configuring the new solution ... but then I found it was due to a mounted partition that has lots of small (source) files (I develop software for the company I work for). But before I realized that I had a domini effect of other errors, as I was trying to fix this by upgrading/downgrading/clearing - making sure all config files are in order etc. I also saw when people had the problem "no backup line ..." the version really did not matter so I tried to debug "process_dumpline(line);" and trying to find the regexp that was causing it - maybe ... well by than everything was a real mess. So what I have done two days ago: I started fresh meaning reset all tapes, backups, index files, dump states. gnutar-lists - you name it everything. I basically was doing a backup of all machines for the first time using a fresh start. So far it works - but I also went back to a 3.3.X version of amanda for ALL machines (I do not have windows boxen to backup) and I always run the same amanda version on all machines. I am currently upgrading slowly to a higher number amanda ... keeping a snapshot of all amanda dirs so I can go back to the previous working state. Jobst -- "XP: If you are nine years old you are just going to love it. If you're a few years older you'll resent the choking paternalistic atmosphere of vapid gee-whiz kiddie entertainment (babysitting), euphemism and fake-friendly bullying." | |0| | Jobst Schmalenbach, General Manager | | |0| Barrett & Sales Essentials |0|0|0| +61 3 9533 0000, POBox 277, Caulfield South, 3162, Australia
