> >By config directory I presume you mean like "/etc/amanda/Daily"?
>
> If that is where you put it when amanda was "./configured"
>
> >And where is the indices directory?
>
> And that is specified in the amanda.conf file, like this:
>
> snip from amanda.conf-- # Amanda
On Friday 31 March 2006 11:54, Gordon J. Mills III wrote:
I've put this back on the list for others to study.
>> >> > So, it's time to get the config files, and maybe indexes
>>
>> off of the
>>
>> >> > tapes from the faile machine.
>
>Snip.
>
>> I've made note that the backups amanda makes d
> # dd if=/dev/st1 bs=32k count=1
# dd if=/dev/nst1 bs=32k skip=1
To get more than the amanda pre-pended header for
any given file. (nst1 to get beyond the 1st file)
> -Original Message-
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Olivier Nicole
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: amanda-users@amanda.org
> Subject: Re: Restore WO Amanda, what am I doing wrong?
>
>
use /dev/nst instead. /dev/st rewinds when you close.
--On March 29, 2006 10:52:57 PM -0500 stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm trying to bootstrap replacing a failed Amanda machine.
I've built the new machine, and moslty got it working.
So, it's time to get the config files, and maybe indexe
> So, it's time to get the config files, and maybe indexes
> off of the tapes from the faile machine.
And eventually, like it was suggested some time ago (from a web page
that I was directed to for some otherproblem);
you should double back-up the indexes, so you can put up a new
Amanda
> What am I doing wrong?
# mt -f /dev/nst1 fsf 1
^^^
use nst1 for the no rewind device instead. Esle the tape is rewinded
at the end of each operation.
Olivier
I'm trying to bootstrap replacing a failed Amanda machine.
I've built the new machine, and moslty got it working.
So, it's time to get the config files, and maybe indexes
off of the tapes from the faile machine.
I looked in the docs, and this should be simple. But:
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