Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..."
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Paul Yeatman wrote:
> Just to follow up on this, I was forced to downgrade to tar version
> 1.15.1 before things worked correctly and without the "Unexpected field
> value" messages. Things were just not working as expected with 1.15.91.
Indeed.
JFYI, Debian recently released an update of 1.15.91 (1.15.91-2.1), which fixes
some bugs w.r.t. restores of incrementals.
But the issue with creating incrementals and escaping to different file systems
is still there :-(
> ->>In response to your message<<-
> --received from Paul Yeatman--
> >
> > I have run into the exact same problem on a client that is running
> > Debian (Etch) linux using tar version 1.15.91 (and amanda 2.5.0p2-1).
> > I have now noticed, given your message, that things worked fine with
> > the first Debian tar 1.15.91 package but, when a revised tar 1.15.91
> > package was released end of July, 2 of the 3 partitions on the client
> > began failing during the size estimation stage with the same tar
> > error message, "Unexpected field value".
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..."
Just to follow up on this, I was forced to downgrade to tar version 1.15.1 before things worked correctly and without the "Unexpected field value" messages. Things were just not working as expected with 1.15.91. Paul ->>In response to your message<<- --received from Paul Yeatman-- > > I have run into the exact same problem on a client that is running > Debian (Etch) linux using tar version 1.15.91 (and amanda 2.5.0p2-1). > I have now noticed, given your message, that things worked fine with > the first Debian tar 1.15.91 package but, when a revised tar 1.15.91 > package was released end of July, 2 of the 3 partitions on the client > began failing during the size estimation stage with the same tar > error message, "Unexpected field value". > > I'm going to force a full level backup of all partitions using the new > tar release yet, if this or the following level 1 fails (given what > Olivier said), I will try downgrading to the previous package > similarly. > > Paul > > ->>In response to your message<<- > --received from McGraw, Robert P.-- > > > > It seems that tar 1.15.91 does not work with my version of amanda. I have > > dropped back to an older version of tar until I can upgrade my amanda. > > > > Thanks > > > > Robert > > > > > > _ > > Robert P. McGraw, Jr. > > Manager, Computer System EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 > > Department of MathematicsPHONE: (765) 494-6055 > > 150 N. University Street FAX: (419) 821-0540 > > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 > > > > > > > -----Original Message- > > > From: Olivier Nicole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:37 AM > > > To: McGraw, Robert P. > > > Cc: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..." > > > > > > > > > > The difference is that the good run was a level 0 and the run with the > > > error > > > > was a level 1. > > > > What is the "Unexpected field value"? > > > > > > Well that's the problem with cygwin... We have little reference. > > > > > > Apparently running level 0 gtar creates a sort of index file, to use > > > in level 1 and compare files that have changed. > > > > > > And it seems that in between the run 0 and 1 gtar cannot read the file > > > it created. > > > > > > If you look at the sendzie debug you should see a command very close > > > to this one > > > > > > gtar --create --file - --directory /local > > > --one-file-system --listed-incremental /local/Amanda/amanda-2.4 > > > .5p1/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/coriolis_local_1.new --sparse > > > --ignore-failed-read --totals . > > > > > > but that will say "gtar --create --file /dev/null ..." > > > > > > Did that one completed without error? > > > > > > Try to run the long gtar command by hand, with --file - and --file > > > /dev/null > > > > > > Tryto extract the comamnd for level 0 and run it... > > > > > > Check your version of gtar. > > > > > > Bests, > > > > > > Olivier > > > > -- > Paul Yeatman (858) 534-9896[EMAIL PROTECTED] >== >==Proudly brought to you by Mutt== >== -- Paul Yeatman (858) 534-9896[EMAIL PROTECTED] == ==Proudly brought to you by Mutt== ==
Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..."
I have run into the exact same problem on a client that is running Debian (Etch) linux using tar version 1.15.91 (and amanda 2.5.0p2-1). I have now noticed, given your message, that things worked fine with the first Debian tar 1.15.91 package but, when a revised tar 1.15.91 package was released end of July, 2 of the 3 partitions on the client began failing during the size estimation stage with the same tar error message, "Unexpected field value". I'm going to force a full level backup of all partitions using the new tar release yet, if this or the following level 1 fails (given what Olivier said), I will try downgrading to the previous package similarly. Paul ->>In response to your message<<- --received from McGraw, Robert P.-- > > It seems that tar 1.15.91 does not work with my version of amanda. I have > dropped back to an older version of tar until I can upgrade my amanda. > > Thanks > > Robert > > > _ > Robert P. McGraw, Jr. > Manager, Computer System EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 > Department of MathematicsPHONE: (765) 494-6055 > 150 N. University Street FAX: (419) 821-0540 > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Olivier Nicole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:37 AM > > To: McGraw, Robert P. > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..." > > > > > > > The difference is that the good run was a level 0 and the run with the > > error > > > was a level 1. > > > What is the "Unexpected field value"? > > > > Well that's the problem with cygwin... We have little reference. > > > > Apparently running level 0 gtar creates a sort of index file, to use > > in level 1 and compare files that have changed. > > > > And it seems that in between the run 0 and 1 gtar cannot read the file > > it created. > > > > If you look at the sendzie debug you should see a command very close > > to this one > > > > gtar --create --file - --directory /local > > --one-file-system --listed-incremental /local/Amanda/amanda-2.4 > > .5p1/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/coriolis_local_1.new --sparse > > --ignore-failed-read --totals . > > > > but that will say "gtar --create --file /dev/null ..." > > > > Did that one completed without error? > > > > Try to run the long gtar command by hand, with --file - and --file > > /dev/null > > > > Tryto extract the comamnd for level 0 and run it... > > > > Check your version of gtar. > > > > Bests, > > > > Olivier -- Paul Yeatman (858) 534-9896[EMAIL PROTECTED] == ==Proudly brought to you by Mutt== ==
RE: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..."
It seems that tar 1.15.91 does not work with my version of amanda. I have dropped back to an older version of tar until I can upgrade my amanda. Thanks Robert _ Robert P. McGraw, Jr. Manager, Computer System EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University ROOM: MATH-807 Department of MathematicsPHONE: (765) 494-6055 150 N. University Street FAX: (419) 821-0540 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2067 > -Original Message- > From: Olivier Nicole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:37 AM > To: McGraw, Robert P. > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..." > > > > The difference is that the good run was a level 0 and the run with the > error > > was a level 1. > > What is the "Unexpected field value"? > > Well that's the problem with cygwin... We have little reference. > > Apparently running level 0 gtar creates a sort of index file, to use > in level 1 and compare files that have changed. > > And it seems that in between the run 0 and 1 gtar cannot read the file > it created. > > If you look at the sendzie debug you should see a command very close > to this one > > gtar --create --file - --directory /local > --one-file-system --listed-incremental /local/Amanda/amanda-2.4 > .5p1/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/coriolis_local_1.new --sparse > --ignore-failed-read --totals . > > but that will say "gtar --create --file /dev/null ..." > > Did that one completed without error? > > Try to run the long gtar command by hand, with --file - and --file > /dev/null > > Tryto extract the comamnd for level 0 and run it... > > Check your version of gtar. > > Bests, > > Olivier smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
Re: Amanda error "Unexpected field value..."
> The difference is that the good run was a level 0 and the run with the error > was a level 1. > What is the "Unexpected field value"? Well that's the problem with cygwin... We have little reference. Apparently running level 0 gtar creates a sort of index file, to use in level 1 and compare files that have changed. And it seems that in between the run 0 and 1 gtar cannot read the file it created. If you look at the sendzie debug you should see a command very close to this one gtar --create --file - --directory /local --one-file-system --listed-incremental /local/Amanda/amanda-2.4 .5p1/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/coriolis_local_1.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . but that will say "gtar --create --file /dev/null ..." Did that one completed without error? Try to run the long gtar command by hand, with --file - and --file /dev/null Tryto extract the comamnd for level 0 and run it... Check your version of gtar. Bests, Olivier
