Chris Marble wrote:
My /dev/root isn't a sym link but a normal device file. No LVM in use either. I'm trying to figure out why amanda's backing up /dev/root instead of simply /. Here's the lines from disklist: Sakai / comp-root 1
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[10:00am] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (/dev): ll sda1 sda2 sda root brw-r----- 1 root disk 8, 2 Oct 26 04:34 root
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sendsize.20051026000002.debug:sendsize[3765]: time 0.003: calculating for device '/dev/root' with 'ext3' sendsize.20051026000002.debug:sendsize[3765]: time 0.003: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/root" sendsize.20051026000002.debug:sendsize[3765]: time 0.028: DUMP: Cannot open /dev/root sendsize.20051027000002.debug:sendsize[3634]: time 0.007: calculating for device '/dev/root' with 'ext3' sendsize.20051027000002.debug:sendsize[3634]: time 0.007: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/root" sendbackup.20051027001751.debug:sendbackup: time 0.098: dumping device '/dev/root' with 'ext3' sendbackup.20051027001751.debug:sendbackup: argument list: dump 0usf 1048576 - /dev/root sendbackup.20051027001751.debug:sendbackup: time 0.104: 93: normal(|): DUMP: Dumping /dev/root (an unlisted file system) to standard output You see that amanda is asking for information on /dev/root rather than simply /
That is because dump needs the block disk device. Dump has builtin knowledge of ext3 (other dump programs have each their own knowledge
of a specific filesystem: ufsdump on solaris, xfsdump,...). About the wrong permissions, I notice the same, but never had problems before, because I use gnutar instead of dump as the backup program. Tar needs a directory ('/'). -- 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 * ***********************************************************************