We just ran across the same problem. It's fixed in 2.4.2p1.
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shreedeep Bhachech
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 3:59 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Subject: Re: Failed backup of / partition
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> Well, I found out the source of my problem through
> amcheck - dump was trying to stat /dev/root (instead
> of /dev/hdaxx) which didn't work, since /dev/root
> doesn't exist.
>
> Now that this problem is solved, though - anybody have
> some idea about this /dev/root and why dump sees that
> while df etc. see /dev/hdaxx?
>
> -Shreedeep.
>
>
> --- "John R. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > >could it be that linux treats / partition (and
> > >therefor the disk that / belongs to) treats
> > >differently, as a result it doesn't let amanda
> > "read"
> > >it?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > What did amcheck have to say?
> >
> > What's in /tmp/amanda/sendsize*debug on the client?
> >
> > >Shreedeep
> >
> > John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist,
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