> On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:34 PM, Debra S Baddorf <badd...@fnal.gov> wrote:
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>> On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:13 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
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>> On Tuesday 29 September 2020 17:36:48 you wrote:
>> CC:back on list so its archived.
>>
>>> On Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:45:15 -0400
>>>
>>> Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
>>>> But the install did not generate a /home/gene/linuxcnc directory
>>>> which is the base of its config and data trees.
>>>
>>> Can't help you with that....
>>>
>>>> So I go to "sudo amrecover" in order to recover that whole tree.
>>>> But, amrecover won't run because it can't find ambind, a utility I
>>>> am not aware of. So, start me up from square one to bring amanda
>>>> back online in a new install please. I have not yet created an
>>>> amandahosts file or anything else the installer didn't set up.
>>>
>>> On Debian 10 (buster) as updated:
>>>
>>> charles@hawk:~$ locate ambind
>>> /usr/lib/amanda/ambind
>>> charles@hawk:~$ apt-file search ambind
>>> amanda-server: /usr/lib/amanda/ambind
>>
>> This is a pure client, thats in amanda-server. I don't think any of the
>> other clients have the server installed.
>>
>> This is a clue I think. Thanks.
>>
>>> charles@hawk:~$$ pre amanda
>>> amanda-client 1:3.5.1-2+b2 amd64
>>> amanda-common 1:3.5.1-2+b2 amd64
>>> amanda-server 1:3.5.1-2+b2 amd64
>>> charles@hawk:~$
>>
>> printed so I can check it the next time I go up the hill, probably
>> tomorrow now. Thank you Charles.
>>
>> Cheers, Gene Heskett
>> --
>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
>> - Louis D. Brandeis
>> Genes Web page
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__geneslinuxbox.net-3A6309_gene&d=DwICAw&c=gRgGjJ3BkIsb5y6s49QqsA&r=HMrKaRiCv4jddln9fLPIOw&m=odWsH0En_6OMHz87UUwrPRANKTiw_6zmK0v4Uhorqqc&s=sHb0yVWbxQsLZwj_2CKudBeseQnBVUw1p7FyoYoAiAA&e=
>> >
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> There is also file/tree recovery without getting amanda working first.
> If you have listings from the last amanda run previously, look at list file
> to see # of the correct DLE on (v)tape.
> If not, do it the hard way.
>
> I suggest being in a temp area when you do all this.
>
> use your correct device spec below:
> mf -f /dev/nst0 rewind # repeat from here
> mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1 # then try 2, then 3, etc
> dd if=/dev/nst0 count=1 bs=512k #count=1== get first block, with
> DLE name #bs keep trying till you remember what you used. My LT05 tapes
> required this size.
> # read DLE. If wrong, go back to start and try again
>
> If it’s the right DLE, (first two steps might not be needed)
> mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
> mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf CORRECT-NUM
> dd if=/dev/nst0 of=/spool-or-temp-area/MY-DLE bs=512k
oops - append skip=1 above
>
> Then feed this resulting file into RESTORE (for dump) or TAR.
> Some of the correct flags were show in the bit where we read the correct DLE.
>
> RESTORE acts like amrecover - ls ; cd ; to the right spot; ADD the tree
> you want ; EXTRACT
>
> Then copy files to where you want them to be.
>
>
> Just in case this is any easier …
>
> Deb Baddorf
> Fermilab
