> Check to see if amdump is still running (ps -u <amanda-user>). Assuming > it isn't, run amcleanup. Run amcheck and make sure it's happy. Then run > amdump and if it fails, report everything it had to say. If it does > not fail, look in your holding disk area again.
Sorry if you're reciving the mail a second time, but it didn't pop up in the mail list, as far as I can see. I included the relevant log files of the run. everything worked, without the creation of the holding disk files. [root@milestone log]# ps -u operator PID TTY TIME CMD 1309 ? 00:00:00 amflush 1310 ? 00:00:00 taper 1311 ? 00:00:00 taper 1325 ? 00:00:00 chg-manual 2222 ? 00:00:00 bash 2225 ? 00:00:00 amcheck 2226 ? 00:00:00 amcheck 2243 ? 00:00:00 chg-manual [root@milestone log]# [operator@milestone amanda]$ amcheck daily Amanda Tape Server Host Check ----------------------------- Holding disk /big/amanda: 20220856 KB disk space available, that's plenty amcheck-server: slot 6: date 20020123 label System1-001 (exact label match) NOTE: skipping tape-writable test Tape System1-001 label ok Server check took 7.070 seconds Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- ERROR: daemon.system: [could not access /root (/root): Permission denied] Client check: 3 hosts checked in 5.113 seconds, 1 problem found (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2) [operator@milestone amanda]$ [root@milestone amanda]# ls -la /big/amanda insgesamt 12 drwx------ 3 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 . drwxrwxrwx 9 root users 4096 Jan 31 23:36 .. drwx------ 2 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 20020204 [root@milestone amanda]# ls -la /big/amanda/2* insgesamt 8 drwx------ 2 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 . drwx------ 3 operator disk 4096 Feb 4 11:00 .. [root@milestone amanda]# [operator@milestone log]$ amcleanup daily amcleanup: no unprocessed logfile to clean up. Scanning /big/amanda... [operator@milestone log]$ amanda.*.debug: amandad: debug 1 pid 3642 ruid 504 euid 504 start time Mon Feb 4 11:00:00 2002 amandad: version 2.4.2p2 amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2p2" amandad: BUILT_DATE="Fre Nov 30 18:43:15 CET 2001" amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux milestone.system 2.4.4 #3 SMP Son Sep 23 13:29:35 CEST 2001 i686 unknown" amandad: CC="gcc" amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/local/bin" sbindir="/usr/local/sbin" amandad: libexecdir="/usr/local/libexec" mandir="/usr/local/man" amandad: AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda" amandad: CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" amandad: RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/" DUMP="/sbin/dump" amandad: RESTORE="/sbin/restore" GNUTAR="/bin/tar" amandad: COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" amandad: MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" amandad: listed_incr_dir="/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists" amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="milestone.system" DEFAULT_CONFIG="daily" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="milestone.system" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/st0" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE amandad: AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS amandad: CLIENT_LOGIN="operator" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP amandad: COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast" amandad: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc" got packet: -------- Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801 SECURITY USER operator SERVICE sendsize OPTIONS maxdumps=1;hostname=milestone.system; GNUTAR /var 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /var 1 2002:2:2:4:22:14 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/adm 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/adm 1 2002:2:1:4:1:21 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/local 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/local 1 2002:2:1:4:19:52 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/src 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /usr/src 1 2002:1:28:4:24:49 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /service 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /service 1 2002:1:31:4:1:10 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /root 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /root 2 2002:1:29:4:1:10 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /root 3 2002:2:3:21:38:24 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /home 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /home 2 2002:1:21:4:18:48 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /etc 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar GNUTAR /etc 1 2002:1:31:4:2:40 -1 exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar -------- sending ack: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801 ---- bsd security: remote host milestone.system user operator local user operator amandahosts security check passed amandad: running service "/usr/local/libexec/sendsize" amandad: sending REP packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801 OPTIONS maxdumps=1; /etc 0 SIZE 4060 /etc 1 SIZE 210 /home 0 SIZE 370180 /home 2 SIZE 59040 /root 0 SIZE 162660 /root 2 SIZE 120070 /root 3 SIZE 56890 /service 0 SIZE 10 /service 1 SIZE 10 /usr/src 0 SIZE 322360 /usr/src 1 SIZE 1650 /usr/local 0 SIZE 104960 /usr/local 1 SIZE 320 /usr/adm 0 SIZE 6250 /usr/adm 1 SIZE 1200 /var 0 SIZE 121190 /var 1 SIZE 3130 ---- amandad: got packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 001-D0A80708 SEQ 1012816801 ---- amandad: pid 3642 finish time Mon Feb 4 11:00:06 2002 changer.debug: Args -> -info -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: No medium found -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (50000): DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> Exit -> 0 99 1 Args -> -slot current -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: No medium found -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (50000): DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> -> load 6 -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: No medium found sendsize.*.debug: sendsize: debug 1 pid 3643 ruid 504 euid 504 start time Mon Feb 4 11:00:00 2002 /usr/local/libexec/sendsize: version 2.4.2p2 calculating for amname '/etc', dirname '/etc' sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /etc level 0 sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar" discarded sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /etc --one-file-system --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_etc_0.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . Total bytes written: 4157440 (4.0MB, ?B/s) ..... sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /etc level 1 sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar" discarded sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /etc --one-file-system --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_etc_1.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . Total bytes written: 215040 (210kB, ?B/s) ..... calculating for amname '/home', dirname '/home' sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /home level 0 sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar" discarded sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /home --one-file-system --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_home_0.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . Total bytes written: 379064320 (361MB, 361MB/s) ..... sendsize: getting size via gnutar for /home level 2 sendsize: missing exclude list file "/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar" discarded sendsize: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline sendsize: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /home --one-file-system --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_home_2.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . Total bytes written: 60456960 (58MB, ?B/s) runtar.*.debug runtar: debug 1 pid 3753 ruid 504 euid 0 start time Mon Feb 4 11:00:05 2002 /bin/tar: version 2.4.2p2 running: /bin/tar: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /var --one-file-system --listed-incremental /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/milestone.system_var_0.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . Greets Tom PS I love amanda ;-)