On Friday 20 October 2006 11:25, Gene Heskett wrote: >On Friday 20 October 2006 10:15, Steven Settlemyre wrote: >>Server: >>Debian (sarge) Linux. >>amanda version: 2.5.0p2 >> >>Client: >>tar: (GNU tar) 1.13.19 >>amanda-client: ? how do i find this? > >Any machine being backed up is a client. This includes the server > itself. > >Building the client version is as simple as the whole thing, I use this >script to build the install for the server: >================== >#!/bin/sh ># since I'm always forgetting to su amanda... >if [ `whoami` != 'amanda' ]; then > echo > echo "!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!" > echo "Amanda needs to be configured and built by the user amanda," > echo "but must be installed by user root." > echo > exit 1 >fi >make clean >rm -f config.status config.cache >./configure --with-user=amanda \ > --with-group=disk \ > --with-owner=amanda \ > --with-gnu-ld \ > --prefix=/usr/local \ > --with-tapedev="FILE:/amandatapes" \ > --with-debugging=/tmp/amanda-dbg/ \ > --with-tape-server=coyote.coyote.den \ > --with-bsdtcp-security --with-amandahosts \ > --with-configdir=/usr/local/etc/amanda \ > --with-config=Daily \ > --with-gnutar=/usr/local/bin/tar > >make > >========== >Adjust to suit of course... > > >And this one to build just the client pieces: >========== >#!/bin/sh ># since I'm always forgetting to su amanda... >if [ `whoami` != 'amanda' ]; then > echo > echo "!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!" > echo "Amanda needs to be configured and built by the user amanda," > echo "but must be installed by user root." > echo > exit 1 >fi >make clean >rm -f config.status config.cache >./configure --with-user=amanda \ > --with-group=disk \ > --with-owner=amanda \ > --without-server \ > --with-gnu-ld --prefix=/usr/local \ > --with-debugging=/tmp/amanda-dbg/ \ > --with-tape-server=coyote.coyote.den \ > --with-bsdtcp-security --with-amandahosts > >make >========== >I haven't adjusted either of those scripts since I changed to using the >FILE: device. Consistency is the keyword, so amanda versions in use > often get updated 2-4 times a month, but forward compatibility is > maintained. >
And I fibbed, I did add the bsdsecurity stuff recently, but it was so easy I'd forgotten about it. >>Paul Bijnens wrote: >>> On 2006-10-20 15:05, Steven Settlemyre wrote: >>>> I recently broke a disk up into subfolders to (hopefully) allow >>>> amanda to do a better job fitting things onto daily single-tape >>>> backups. But I keep getting the following errors. >>>> >>>> HOSTNAME /files6/vol/speech7 lev 0 FAILED [disk >>>> /files6/vol/speech7, all estimate failed] >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> >>> Any useful error message in one of the debug files: >>> have a look in: >>> amdump.1 (in directory ~amanda/TheConfig) >>> planner.datetime.debug (only 2.5.1+; in /tmp/amanda probably) >>> >>> What version of Amanda do have have on client/server. >>> And version of gnutar on client? -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
