Hello, I have recently configured Amanda to backup our data. I am now trying to restore some of the data that I have backed up, and I am having problems doing so. The client and server are the same machine. I have chg-manual configured so that the first and last slot are both 1. I am running amrecover as root. I am guessing that its because the changer think that it needs a different tape, but I cannot work out why.
Any suggestions? amrecover> [cut] amrecover> extract Extracting files using tape drive /dev/nsa0 on host 10.0.0.2. The following tapes are needed: backup-1 backup-5 Restoring files into directory /usr/recover Continue [?/Y/n]? Y Extracting files using tape drive /dev/nsa0 on host 10.0.0.2. Load tape backup-1 now Continue [?/Y/n/s/t]? Y EOF, check amidxtaped.<timestamp>.debug file on 10.0.0.2. amrecover: short block 0 bytes UNKNOWN file amrecover: Can't read file header extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1 Continue [?/Y/n/r]? # ammt -f /dev/nsa0 status /dev/nsa0 status: ONLINE ds == 0x0001 er == 0x0000 # amtape backup reset changer: got exit: 0 str: 1 /dev/nsa0 amtape: changer is reset, slot 1 is loaded. ## this is from /tmp/Amanda/amidxtaped.... Looking for tape backup-1... changer: got exit: 0 str: 0 1 1 changer_query: changer return was 1 1 changer_query: searchable = 0 changer_find: looking for backup-1 changer is searchable = 0 changer: got exit: 2 str: /usr/local/amanda/libexec/chg-manual: cannot create /dev/tty: Device not configured amidxtaped: could not load slot /usr/local/amanda/libexec/chg-manual:: cannot create /dev/tty: Device not configured amidxtaped: time 0.186: could not load slot /usr/local/amanda/libexec/chg-manual:: cannot create /dev/tty: Device not configu red amidxtaped: time 0.186: pid 5948 finish time Mon Jul 10 23:01:39 2006 ## This is from the changer.debug MT -> /usr/local/amanda/sbin/ammt -f DD -> /usr/local/amanda/sbin/amdd Args -> -slot next -> rewind /dev/nsa0 /dev/nsa0 rewind failed: Permission denied -> status /dev/nsa0 /dev/nsa0 status failed: Permission denied -> loaded <> JB