Re: Problems recovering when using amrecover with amgtar

2015-08-20 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
, I have been using amanda for some years without problems on Debian systems using Debian packages of amanda. Now I found a problem. Most probably because I changed to amgtar instead of normal gnu tar. When restoring using amrecover, the add command is no longer recursive. If I tag a directory

Re: Problems recovering when using amrecover with amgtar

2015-08-20 Thread Alan Hodgson
On Thursday, August 20, 2015 03:25:04 PM you wrote: Hi, I have been using amanda for some years without problems on Debian systems using Debian packages of amanda. Now I found a problem. Most probably because I changed to amgtar instead of normal gnu tar. When restoring using amrecover

Problems recovering when using amrecover with amgtar

2015-08-20 Thread Jose M Calhariz
Hi, I have been using amanda for some years without problems on Debian systems using Debian packages of amanda. Now I found a problem. Most probably because I changed to amgtar instead of normal gnu tar. When restoring using amrecover, the add command is no longer recursive. If I tag

Re: Problems recovering when using amrecover with amgtar

2015-08-20 Thread Jose M Calhariz
to amgtar instead of normal gnu tar. When restoring using amrecover, the add command is no longer recursive. If I tag a directory, it only extracts the directory, not is contents and children. For what I found until now, the amrecover calls after a chain of calls, tar xcf - --files-from

Problem using amrecover

2012-02-22 Thread Christopher X. Candreva
I'm running an amanda 3.3.1 server, using the default bsdtcp auth method. I'm running amrecover as just: amrecover DailySet Once I've added files to be restored and type extract I get the following error: Got no header and data from server, check in amidxtaped.*.debug and amandad.*.debug

error timeout waiting for ACK using amrecover

2010-04-19 Thread Craig Constantine
I'm on the AMANDA backup server (v2.6.1p2), as root, in a working dir with lots and lots of space. I was going to start by extracting some files, (that were backed up from an AMANDA client,) to my working directory on the server. I'm using vtapes if that matters. When I run amrecover

Re: error timeout waiting for ACK using amrecover

2010-04-19 Thread Dustin J. Mitchell
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Craig Constantine cr...@blkbx.com wrote:  AMRECOVER Version 2.6.1p2. Contacting server on localhost ... I'd recommend just using auth local if you're communicating within the localhost. BSDTCP is just too annoying to get right. Dustin -- Open Source Storage

problems using amrecover with changer

2009-07-10 Thread Andreas Kuntzagk
Hi, I'm trying to do a (test) recovery using our SL24 changer. I set amrecover_changer and use setdevice but still get an error message when trying to extract files. Could the reason be that I did the dumps before setting amrecover_changer ? Here is my amanda.conf: ==

Re: problems using amrecover with changer

2009-07-10 Thread Andreas Kuntzagk
Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: Andreas Kuntzagk wrote: Hi, I'm trying to do a (test) recovery using our SL24 changer. I set amrecover_changer and use setdevice but still get an error message when trying to extract files. Could the reason be that I did the dumps before setting amrecover_changer

Re: problems using amrecover with changer

2009-07-10 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
Edit chg-lib.sh and set MTX to the full path: MTX=/opt/csw/sbin/mtx Jean-Louis Andreas Kuntzagk wrote: Jean-Louis Martineau wrote: Andreas Kuntzagk wrote: Hi, I'm trying to do a (test) recovery using our SL24 changer. I set amrecover_changer and use setdevice but still get an error message

Re: problems using amrecover with changer

2009-07-10 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
Andreas Kuntzagk wrote: Hi, I'm trying to do a (test) recovery using our SL24 changer. I set amrecover_changer and use setdevice but still get an error message when trying to extract files. Could the reason be that I did the dumps before setting amrecover_changer ? no. Look for message in

Using amrecover with amgtar has trouble

2009-02-06 Thread Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Hello list, my English is bad, so I want your amnesty. I used - CentOS release 5 (Final) build: VERSION=Amanda-2.6.1b2 -- and I set the chg-disk in the amanda.conf. First of all, I get the next error during extract on amrecover.

Re: Using amrecover with amgtar has trouble

2009-02-06 Thread Jean-Louis Martineau
Yoshihiro Ishikawa wrote: [r...@centos32 recover-src]# diff -uNr extract_list.c.o extract_list.c --- extract_list.c.o2008-12-13 02:59:47.0 +0900 +++ extract_list.c 2009-02-06 12:40:52.0 +0900 @@ -1755,6 +1755,10 @@ if (file.program != NULL) { if

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-10-01 Thread Jon LaBadie
On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 03:43:41PM -0700, Steve H wrote: Ok, new error. I was going to use dd to get the image off, and try to restore it in other ways. Unfortunately, that didn't work, I received this error: [EMAIL PROTECTED] restore]# dd conv=noerror if=/dev/nst0 bs=32 skip=1

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-30 Thread Paul Bijnens
Steve H wrote: One more item to note. I attempted to use amrestore instead of amrecover, and after specifying the command: amrestore -p /dev/nst0 host.domain /home/public | restore -ivf - I got this error: Input block size is 32 restore: Tape is not a dump tape Error 32 (Broken pipe) offset

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-30 Thread Alexander Jolk
Steve H wrote: in checking the Index files, I noticed that the actual files had a different date on them (august 5th) while all the directories have august 11th. This is bothering me because that shouldn't happen. Would Amanda backup only the directories if the tape becomes full? Actually,

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-30 Thread Alexander Jolk
Steve H wrote: This time, I put the necessary tape in, and run amrecover and it will only restore the directories. The files will not restore, and I keep getting the error: ./laptopBackups/Documents and Settings/My Documents/ tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Error is not recoverable:

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-30 Thread Steve H
I have tried to restore other disks on that tape, and other tapes now. I can use amrestore to pull files off the tape, but for some reason, when I try to use restore on those files, it throws the error tape is not a dump tape. Any idea what is causing this? Also, I keep getting expected EOF

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-30 Thread Steve H
Ok, new error. I was going to use dd to get the image off, and try to restore it in other ways. Unfortunately, that didn't work, I received this error: [EMAIL PROTECTED] restore]# dd conv=noerror if=/dev/nst0 bs=32 skip=1 of=./restoreimage dd: warning: working around lseek kernel bug for file

Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Steve H
Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now of a particular host and file system. I have tested the recovery before and it worked great. This time, I put the necessary tape in, and run amrecover and it will only

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Vera
or reinstall it from sources - Original Message - From: Steve H [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amanda-users@amanda.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Steve H
-users@amanda.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now of a particular host and file system. I have tested

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Jon LaBadie
, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now of a particular host and file system. I have tested the recovery before and it worked great

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Gene Heskett
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now of a particular host and file system. I have tested the recovery before

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Steve H
your tar RPM or reinstall it from sources - Original Message - From: Steve H [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amanda-users@amanda.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Gene Heskett
Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now of a particular host and file system. I have tested the recovery before and it worked great. This time, I

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Steve H
: Steve H [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amanda-users@amanda.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys, I would appreciate some help with this one, as it's freaking me out. I have been getting backups for a while now

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Steve H
One more item to note. I attempted to use amrestore instead of amrecover, and after specifying the command: amrestore -p /dev/nst0 host.domain /home/public | restore -ivf - I got this error: Input block size is 32 restore: Tape is not a dump tape Error 32 (Broken pipe) offset 32768+32768,

Re: Using amrecover - strange happenings

2005-09-29 Thread Gene Heskett
happens at the tar point, then simple upgrade your tar RPM or reinstall it from sources - Original Message - From: Steve H [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: amanda-users@amanda.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:42 PM Subject: Using amrecover - strange happenings Guys

Problem using AMRECOVER

2005-08-29 Thread Scott R. Burns
I am trying to restore a file on a machine other than the amanda server as one part of our website was hacked on the weekend. Here are the server details: Server NetBSD/i386 v2.0.2 Amanda 2.4.4p4 HP Surestore DAT24x6 (amanda tapes 1-5,

Re: Problem using AMRECOVER

2005-08-29 Thread Scott R. Burns
I have resolved this issue by adding: amrecover_do_fsf yes to my amanda.conf file. I guess because amanda uses the no-rewind device the fsf is required to correctly position the drive when multiple DLE's are on one tape. Scott... Scott R. Burns NETCON Technologies Inc. Suite 135 - 4474 Blakie

Restoring using amrecover on a linux install.

2004-11-03 Thread TJ
Hi I am backing up my linux servers with confirmed good backups onto Amanda via Solaris 8, using L20 Tape device. Unfortunately I am quite a few errors in the retore of files: amrecover extract Extracting files using tape drive /dev/rmt/0n on host insight. The following tapes are needed:

Re: Restoring using amrecover on a linux install.

2004-11-03 Thread Alexander Jolk
TJ wrote: warning: restore program for /sbin/dump not available. amrecover couldn't exec: No such file or directory problem executing restore I have no experience whatsoever with backup type DUMP, but I'd venture that message meant you don't have the corresponding restore program on the

EoF using amrecover

2004-08-06 Thread Jason Castonguay
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi list, agora:/usr/local/sbin # amrecover -C DailySet1 -d /dev/nst0 AMRECOVER Version 2.4.4p2. Contacting server on agora ... amrecover: Unexpected end of file, check amindexd*debug on server agora is what I'm getting, when trying to recover files

Re: Problems using amrecover

2004-05-27 Thread Paul Bijnens
Thorsten Bremer wrote: schatten:/etc# amrecover Weekly AMRECOVER Version 2.4.2p2. Contacting server on localhost ... 220 schatten AMANDA index server (2.4.2p2) ready. 200 Access OK Setting restore date to today (2004-05-27) 200 Working date set to 2004-05-27. 200 Working date set to 2004-05-27.

Re: Problems using amrecover

2004-05-27 Thread Thorsten Bremer
Moin Paul, Your localhost is actually called schatten, and I guess that a dns lookup of schatten does not result in localhost, nor in 127.0.0.1. Hmm... you're right :-) Don't use localhost in disklist. It will bit you. If you don't believe me, just just got bitten... OK, I begin to

Re: Problems using amrecover

2004-05-27 Thread Paul Bijnens
Thorsten Bremer wrote: schatten:~# amrecover Weekly -s schatten.magnus AMRECOVER Version 2.4.2p2. Contacting server on schatten.magnus ... 220 schatten AMANDA index server (2.4.2p2) ready. 200 Access OK Setting restore date to today (2004-05-27) 200 Working date set to 2004-05-27. 200 Working date

Restore problem using amrecover

2002-04-12 Thread James Kelty
I've been trying to use amrecover to restore some files on my machine (imagine that!), but so far each time I try, I get this error on my amidxtaped.XX.debug file: path = /usr/local/sbin/amrestore argv[0] = amrestore argv[1] = -h argv[2] = -p argv[3] = /dev/nst0 argv[4] = my.system.com

Re: Restore problem using amrecover

2002-04-12 Thread John R. Jackson
amrestore: 0: skipping start of tape: date 20020411 label Daily3 amrestore: 1: restoring my.system._usr.20020411.0 gzip: stdout: Connection timed out ... I see that there is obviously some time out values concerning gzip, but I don't know really what I am looking for. Any suggestions? This

incomplete list of directories using amrecover?

2001-10-24 Thread J Ctt
I am using amanda server 2.4.2p2-1 to backup a remote solaris system. Backups of the remote client appear to be running properly - index records for the remote host reflect a complete list of directories/files. The amount of data backed up (for full backups) corresponds with directory sizes on

Trouble using amrecover. . .(Long Message)

2001-08-16 Thread Anthony Valentine
Hello everyone! I am having a bit of trouble using amrecover and am hoping that someone can see what is going wrong. As root, I run amrecover, then select a few files to test restoring. This is what I get: sbs|amvr: /home/amv amrecover Gemini AMRECOVER Version 2.4.2p2. Contacting server

Re: using amrecover

2001-05-25 Thread John R. Jackson
What do you get if you do this: gzip -dc /var/amanda/daily/index/santafe/_opv_rnd/20010522_1.gz | head If you get a list of names and each line starts with a large number rather than a directory path, you've got a broken version of GNU tar. What version are you using? Anything other than

using amrecover

2001-05-22 Thread Paolo Supino
Hi I having problems using `amrecover` to find files to restore: on one of my client machines (santafe) I have a filesystem mounted on '/opv'. The actual backup directory is one of the subdirectories below '/opv/rnd'. When I start `amrecover` on santafe woth $CWD being '/opv/rnd' I get

file did not restore - using amrecover

2000-11-07 Thread Denise Ives
root@sundev1:/etc# amrecover AMRECOVER Version 2.4.1p1. Contacting server on sundev1.corp.walid.com ... 220 sundev1 AMANDA index server (2.4.1p1) ready. 200 Access OK Setting restore date to today (2000-11-07) 200 Working date set to 2000-11-07. 200 Config set to daily. 501 No index