What's the environment that you are running in from the command line? (You can find this out by typing 'env' at the command line -- this will print out a long list of the variables in the environment)
Ricky > -----Original Message----- > From: Renzetti Robert A [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday 26 June 2002 10:38 PM > To: Frank Smith; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Amanda crontab error > > > Sorry, the exact error is: > > "Amanda Tape Server Host Check > ----------------------------- > /dump: 5549882 KB disk space available, that's plenty. > ERROR: /dev/rmt/0hn: no tape online. > (expecting tape geo_vol54 or a new tape) > NOTE: skipping tape-writeable test. > Server check took 0.069 seconds. > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > Client check: 5 hosts checked in 0.200 seconds, 0 problems found. > > (brought to you by Amanda 2.3.0.4)" > > I know the ver of amanda is old, but it was the version that > had been working > for years on this system and the only reason that it isnt > working now is > because the previous admin quit, "suspended" amanda, and > didnt bother to tell > me what to do. Also, I am not in anyway an advanced Unix > user; rather, i am a > novice. We havent hired a new admin yet. > > Frank Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > What is the exact error you get from cron? Generally problems > > from cron are related to it using /bin/sh for a shell instead > > of whatever you might be (ksh, bash, csh, etc.) and that it > > is only using the default system path (which is bare bones by > > default). There's also the outside chance that the Amanda user's > > home directory is automounted and isn't accessible at the time > > cron needs it. > > I don't think any of those things would result in a tape error, > > though, so maybe the exact error might give us a hint as to where > > to look next. > > > > Frank > > > > --On Wednesday, June 26, 2002 16:47:01 -0500 Robert Renzetti > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > System = SunOS 5.6 > > > > > > Problem = When Amanda's crontab runs, amcheck cannot find the > > > tape, but when amcheck is run manually from the command line, it > > > finds the tape fine. > > > > > > Crontab = > > > 0 16 * * 1-5 /opt/bin/amcheck -m geo > > > 45 0 * * 2-6 /opt/bin/amdump geo;mt -f /dev/rmt/0 off > > > > > > The crontab was created with amanda user logged in, in amanda's > > > home dir as "amanda_crontab". Then as amanda user I ran > > > "crontab amanda_crontab" and then to make sure the changes took > > > effect, "crontab -l". The crontab file is in place. > > > > > > But when cron runs the file, "/opt/bin amcheck -m geo" > errors out by > > > not finding the tape. However, if I enter the same command (as > > > amanda user) at the command line, it works fine, finds > the tape and > > > OKs the job. > > > > > > Help? > > > > > > Robert Renzetti > > > Computer Systems Manager > > > Geology & Geophysics > > > Texas A&M University > > > (979) 845-1366 > > > > > > > > -- > > Frank Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Systems Administrator > Voice: 512-374- > 4673 > > Hoover's Online > Fax: 512-374- > 4501 > > > > > > -- > > >
