On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Jon LaBadie wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 10:40:16AM -0500, Mark Stosberg wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I recently helped with a restore using Amanda's "amrecover" tool. > > Amanda would report that files were present on the tape, but in some, > > but not all cases, only empty directories were restored when there > > should have been files on them. Here's some information on the > > environment: > > > > Server and client software: 2.4.2p2 > > Server OS: FreeBSD 4.7 > > tar version on server: GNU Tar 1.13.25 > > > > I did some searches through both the mail archives and couldn't find any > > conclusive hints on what might be causing this. > > Is the tar on the client also a good version? > Recovery of directories only was one problem I had with invalid tar versions.
I don't have access to the client machine related to the problem above anymore. Or rather, I have access, but the OS was upgraded, so I can't confirm what version of tar was running before. However, the "dump" method is being used to create archive, so maybe "tar" isn't a factor. I do know that some other machines in our backup system are using an older GNU tar version 1.11.2, but again, they are using "dump" so this might not be a factor. > Before doing the "extract" command, when you use "list" or "list diskfilename" > does the list of files to be extracted that is generated match what you expect? Yes, all the files are present. Also, if it makes a difference, "amrecover" is being run from the host machine. Thanks! -mark http://mark.stosberg.com/