>Some tars are returning with an error (sort of).
>
>---
>? gtar: ./dsmith/.xsession-errors: file changed as we read it
>| Total bytes written: 163194880
>? gtar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>sendbackup: error [/opt/gnome/bin/gtar returned 2]
I *think* (but am not positive) that the combination of GNU tar 1.13.19
and Amanda 2.4.2p2 takes care of this. Is that an option for you?
>? gtar: ./net/freeware: Cannot savedir: Permission denied
>...
>As far as I'm concerned, a tar exit code of 2 can be ignored at this
>point.
You can build Amanda with -DIGNORE_TAR_ERRORS, but you'll have to watch
it carefully to make sure valid errors don't sneak through.
I would think an exclusion pattern of "./net" (and 1.13.19) would solve
this, though.
>I have been unsuccessful in ignoring files so far. For the above file
>(./dsmith/.xsession-errors) I have tried the following:
>
>./dsmith/.xsession-errors
That would be the correct entry, but I think earlier versions of GNU
tar botched it anyway.
>Does amanda abort the backup of that filesystem entirely with that error
>(or any error), or does it backup what it can? ...
It's a full abort. Amanda thinks the backup failed, so it throws it away.
>lance
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