Re: comments about amanda packages requested

Line Road(609) 252-0159 > Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax) I hope this helps to get Amanda being used by as many people as possible. It is a GREAT package! Cheers, Edwin Hakkennes Zarlink Semiconductor XIC B.V.

Tapetype for Onstream ADR^2 120 and ADR50

ease mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll try to put this in the FAQ-O-Matic as well. Regards, Edwin Hakkennes Zarlink Semiconductor XIC B.V. stinit.def - This file contains example definitions for different kinds of tape # devices. If the user agrees with the definitions, they

Re: amdump only to holding disk - how to do

tape in. This setup has been running succesfull here for 2 months now. And I also run amverify after each tape is written. Just to make sure In the meantine, I received an OnStream ADR^2 120 SCSI drive for testing purposes. This one works like a charm with Amanda. I use the ADR 50 for the daily backups and the ADR^2 120 for the weekly firebackup (offsite storage) Regards, Edwin Hakkennes [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Questions about bumpsize, frustration

see who last wrote a certain file. See http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/ref-guide/s1-users-groups-private-groups.html for a comlete discussion. It works for me! Regards, Edwin Hakkennes "Brashers, Bart -- MFG, Inc." wrote: > The default permissions for ne

Re: Diagnosing an elusive fault on a critical system [long]

clean; make bzImage > log.$i$j end end And compare the logs afterwards. They should be identical. If not, you have a high chance of memory-errors. Suggested reading: Look for the SIG11 faq by Rogier Wolff (Roger Wolff). Google shows: http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/ It might seem old, but it is still valid. Good luck keeping Linux up! Cheers, Edwin Hakkennes

Is this OK? "Ignoring cruft file"

disk to 2G. I have to run amdump and amflush in separate runs. This is working fine. I verify every tape written and that only gave errors once when the tape was exhausted and completed on the next tape (expected error). Thanks for any info! Regards, Edwin Hakkennes -- From: Amanda u

Using tape-files for off-site storage and easy restores.

y restrore from holdingdisk. Does anyone have a nice-and-easy solution for this? Administrativa: I'm using 1) stock RH 7.2 amanda RPM's which has the obvious advantage that rebuilding the tapeserver is a snap. 2) An Onstream ADR 50 drive 3) 9 tapes with 5 dumps a week and a dumpcycle of a week. Regards, Edwin Hakkennes

RE: RedHat, amanda, and "permission denied"

Hi Peter, Redhat setup everything for amanda using user amanda. So if you use user amanda to run your backups, you'll be fine. You don't specify the backup type you use. (GNU)Tar is recommended for Linux systems. I guess you added /dev/sda1 to your disklist. I think you should add /boot and /u

RE: .amandahost

Hi Jane, Yes, you still do need a .amandahosts file, containing the line hostname.domain amanda Substitute the hostname and domainame to your specific situation. This is assuming that the user running amanda is called amanda. If this is another user, substitute that as well You'll also need in

Backup with Onstream ADR50

Hi All, [if this is more appropriate for hackers, please inform me] I've been struggling with an OnStream ADR 50 drive (Not the SC-50) for the last two weeks. Everytime it seems to work with a small (test) backup, and it consistently fails for backup the real (big) data. I now understand that