severity 127778 wishlist tags 127778 +wontfix thanks Using a positive value for the 'use' size of a holdingdisk definition in amanda.conf will indeed cause that amount of space to be used if available and needed for the current run, regardless of what "leftovers" may be on disk from previous runs. Nothing in the docs suggests otherwise.
A reasonable workaround for preventing complete filesystem consumption is to specify a negative value for the 'use' size instead. This will cause Amanda to believe it can use whatever space is on the disk less that amount, in effect ensuring that a certain minimum amount of free space is left open. It is clearly a best practice to use a distinct filesystem/partition on the Amanda server for the holdingdisk space, in which case a value of 0 will allow Amanda to consume the entire filesystem if desired... or a negative number can be specified to ensure there's always a little free space available. Implementing the suggested changes would be a redefinition of upstream behavior, and after more than 3 years, I'm still not so inclined. Downgrading this bug to wishlist and tagging it wontfix to reflect that fact. Bdale -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
