Backing up index files
Hello everybody. Each day that Amanda runs, I get a message similar to the following: /-- sbs/usr lev 1 STRANGE sendbackup: start [sbs:/usr level 1] sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/linux/bin/gtar sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/linux/bin/gtar -f... - sendbackup: info end ? gtar: ./local/etc/amanda/Gemini/index/sbsdp/_gemini_disk3_archive/20020313_1.gz.tm p: Warning: Cannot stat: No such file or directory | Total bytes written: 37652480 (36MB, 836kB/s) sendbackup: size 36770 sendbackup: end \ This looks to me to be a temporary index file that has been removed after tar started. Is this a problem? I wouldn't think so, but I'd like to make sure. If it isn't a problem, is there a way to prevent it? Should I not be backing up my indexes? If I should, am I doing it wrong? Thanks for you help! Anthony Valentine
Re: Backing up index files
This looks to me to be a temporary index file that has been removed after tar started. Yup. Is this a problem? ... Nope. If it isn't a problem, is there a way to prevent it? ... You should be able to give GNU tar an exclusion pattern. I **think** the following would do it: exclude ./local/etc/amanda/Gemini/index/*.tmp but GNU tar exclusion patterns give me a headache and you should test this thoroughly. Should I not be backing up my indexes? ... I certainly do (but I use dump and don't see the problem you do). Anthony Valentine John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Backing up index files
* John R. Jackson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [20020314 23:15] thus spake: This looks to me to be a temporary index file that has been removed after tar started. Yup. Is this a problem? ... Nope. If it isn't a problem, is there a way to prevent it? ... You should be able to give GNU tar an exclusion pattern. I **think** the following would do it: exclude ./local/etc/amanda/Gemini/index/*.tmp I'd use something like (actually I think you gave me the hint on this one a while ago!): exclude ./local/etc/amanda/Gemini/index/*/*/*.tmp ^ ^ | | | disk/device hostname but you're right, gnutar exclude lists are a pain in the butt! but GNU tar exclusion patterns give me a headache and you should test this thoroughly. Should I not be backing up my indexes? ... I certainly do (but I use dump and don't see the problem you do). Anthony Valentine John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED] jf -- Dreams and belief have gone Time, life itself goes on
