[EMAIL PROTECTED] amanda]$ amadmin DailySet1 disklist localhost /etc/mrtg line 7: host localhost: interface default disk /etc/mrtg: program "GNUTAR" priority 2 dumpcycle 0 maxdumps 1 strategy NOINC compress NONE auth BSD kencrypt NO holdingdisk YES record YES index YES skip-incr NO skip-full NO
The skip-incr is set to NO -- should this be changed to YES??? Regds Madhvi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bijnens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Madhvi Gokool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 12:22 PM Subject: Re: no incremental backups when using gnu tar > Madhvi Gokool wrote: > > > define dumptype high-tar { > > root-tar > > comment "partitions dumped with tar" > > priority high > > dumpcycle 0 > > compress none > > index > > } > > excert from disklist > > localhost /etc/mrtg high-tar > > ns01 /home/nfsuser high-tar > > > > Excerpt from a log > > SUCCESS dumper ns01 /home/nfsuser 20031230 2 [sec 0.355 kb 530 kps 1489.2 > > orig-kb 530] > > What is the output of: > > amadmin YourConfig disklist localhost /etc/mrtg > > Does it say dumpcycle 0 too? > Are there other constraints, like not enough tapecapacity? > > ps. using "localhost" as the name of your computer will bite you when > you move your tapedrive to another computer (e.g. after a crash) > and you want to restore files from the previous one. Use the > real DNS name. > > > -- > Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 > Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 > http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *********************************************************************** > * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * > * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * > * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * > * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * > * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * > * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * > ***********************************************************************