Chris, Thanks for your reply, yes I was trying to backup a single directory (thought I'd do this first just to test). If I have to backup the filesystem does this mean if I put the following entry in my disklist file?:
dataserv / always-full Cus I've already tried this and I still get the same errors. Is my disklist file wrong? Thanks for your help. Jane. > jane > Are you trying to backup a filesystem or a directory. Amanda is made > to dump filesystems at the disk level and won't do a single directory. > Are you getting an email of the errors or looking at the logs? > chris > > janebackup wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >I'm still trying to get my amanda backup working, I have amanda 2.4.3b3 on a linux > >machine and I am just trying to backup that one directory on that one machine with >no > >tar/compression just to test for the minute. But even that doesn't work the only error > >messages I get in amcheck are: > > > >WARNING: info file /usr/adm/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo/dataserv/_tmp/info does not >exist > > > >and in my report after I have ran amdump is: > > > >FAILURE & STRANGE dump summary > >dataserv /tmp RESULTS MISSING > > > >and also: > > > >driver: WARNING: got empty schedule from planner > > > >I would be grateful any help! > > > >Jane. > > > >