Re: error while doing amrecover
Hi, Siim, on Freitag, 11. Juni 2004 at 18:49 you wrote to amanda-users: SS> Hi , SS> I need help here. SS> I am trying to install amanda-2.4.4p2 to backup my system on hard-disks. SS> Got it working till amrecover. When I try to extract something it gives SS> me following error : SS> Extracting files using tape drive file:/backup/amanda/daily on host SS> localhost. A common mistake is to use the hostname "localhost". Please read the localhost-question in the document docs/TOP-TEN-QUESTIONS in your AMANDA-tarball. As I have mentioned already the current AMANDA-CVS-version already contains a patch which will give you a WARNING if you run amcheck and have something like localhost in your disklist. This patch will also go into AMANDA 2.4.4p3. As the regular readers and/or contributors on this list will agree, this patch will reduce the localhost-centric traffic in here ... -- best regards, Stefan Stefan G. Weichinger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: error while doing amrecover
On Friday 11 June 2004 12:49, Siim Saarlo wrote: >Hi , >I need help here. >I am trying to install amanda-2.4.4p2 to backup my system on > hard-disks. Got it working till amrecover. When I try to extract > something it gives me following error : > >Extracting files using tape drive file:/backup/amanda/daily on host >localhost. >Load tape daily-04 now >Continue [?/Y/n/s/t]? y >EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on localhost. >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]? > > >Output in debug files is : > >amidxtaped: debug 1 pid 1350 ruid 87 euid 87: start at Thu Jun 10 >16:49:27 2004 >amidxtaped: version 2.4.4p2 >amidxtaped: time 0.000: > SECURITY USER root >amidxtaped: time 0.001: bsd security: remote host localhost user > root local user amanda >amidxtaped: time 0.001: amandahosts security check passed >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > CONFIG=daily >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > LABEL=daily-4 >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > FSF=1 >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > HEADER >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > DEVICE=file:/home/amandatapes/daily >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > HOST=^localhost$ >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > DISK=^/home/siim$ >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > DATESTAMP=20040610 >amidxtaped: time 0.001: > END >amidxtaped: time 0.002: amrestore_nargs=0 >amidxtaped: time 0.002: Ready to execv amrestore with: >path = /usr/local/sbin/amrestore >argv[0] = "amrestore" >argv[1] = "-p" >argv[2] = "-h" >argv[3] = "file:/home/amandatapes/daily" >argv[4] = "^localhost$" >argv[5] = "^/home/siim$" >argv[6] = "20040610" >amrestore: WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be > offset amrestore: 0: reached end of information >amidxtaped: time 0.009: amrestore terminated normally with status: 1 >amidxtaped: time 0.009: rewinding tape ... >amidxtaped: time 0.010: done >amidxtaped: time 0.010: pid 1350 finish time Thu Jun 10 16:49:27 > 2004 > >Any ideas? >Siim I won't say the docs are full of it, but there are warnings about using 'localhost' as a domain name for anything amanda related. The problem is that its non-specific in that every machine is 'localhost' to itself. You MUST use either the FQDN or a known alias or the true ip address of the machine in question. And yes, 127.0.0.1 is just as invalid as localhost. I'm told the newer amcheck will warn you about it, just to keep everybody on the same page. But I've not tested it as I don't use it (localhost). -- 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) 99.23% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
Re: error while doing amrecover
Siim Saarlo wrote: argv[0] = "amrestore" argv[1] = "-p" argv[2] = "-h" argv[3] = "file:/home/amandatapes/daily" argv[4] = "^localhost$" argv[5] = "^/home/siim$" argv[6] = "20040610" amrestore: WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be offset Besides the "localhost" problem, you have to rewind the tape, even if it is a virtual tape: ammt -f file://home/amandatapes/daily rewind or, alternatively, add these two directives to amanda.conf: amrecover_do_fsf yes# this implies a rewind amrecover_check_label yes -- Paul Bijnens, XplanationTel +32 16 397.511 Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUMFax +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 * ***
