>"John R. Jackson" wrote: > > >What are the complete contents a typical /tmp/amanda/sendbackup*debug > > >file for one of the failed runs? > >Don't have any from a failed run. Below is my only sendbackup*debug > >file, which is from the successful run. > > > ># cat /tmp/amanda/sendbackup*debug > >sendbackup: debug 1 pid 17143 ruid 507 euid 507 start time Fri May 4 > >20:45:05 2001 > >/usr/local/libexec/sendbackup: version 2.4.2p2 > >sendbackup: got input request: GNUTAR /home/amanda 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 > >OPTIONS |;bsd-auth; > > parsed request as: program `GNUTAR' > > disk `/home/amanda' > > lev 0 > > since 1970:1:1:0:0:0 > > opt `|;bsd-auth;' > >sendbackup: try_socksize: send buffer size is 65536 > >sendbackup: stream_server: waiting for connection: 0.0.0.0.2865 > >sendbackup: stream_server: waiting for connection: 0.0.0.0.2866 > > waiting for connect on 2865, then 2866 > >sendbackup: stream_accept: connection from 192.168.1.100.2867 > >sendbackup: stream_accept: connection from 192.168.1.100.2868 > > got all connections > >sendbackup-gnutar: doing level 0 dump as listed-incremental to > >/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/dellmachine_home_amanda_0.new > >sendbackup-gnutar: doing level 0 dump from date: 1970-01-01 0:00:00 > > GMT > >sendbackup: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline > >sendbackup: argument list: gtar --create --file - --directory > >/home/amanda --one-file-system --listed-incremental > >/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/dellmachine_home_amanda_0.new > >--sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . > >sendbackup-gnutar: /usr/local/libexec/runtar: pid 17144 > >sendbackup: pid 17143 finish time Fri May 4 20:45:05 2001 > ... This looks just like a failed run. > I didn't think this ever worked for you. ... Can you pls tell me what gives this away as a failed run? To me, it looks very much like a sendbackup*debug from a successful run (i have my sources ;). The time elapsed is small because only a very small directory was involved. thank you, george