Amanda-Users

Re: amcheck - linux client problem

2003-06-11 11:59:57
Subject: Re: amcheck - linux client problem
From: Frank Smith <fsmith AT hoovers DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:55:01 -0500
--On Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:32:36 -0400 Bill Nolf <bnolf AT argoneng DOT 
com> wrote:

> ext3 and tar

Tar does filesystem-level backup, dump deals with devices.  Try
changing your disklist entry to /  (or whatever /dev/hda1 is
mounted as).

Frank
>   
> Server - Solaris 8 Client - Red Hat Linux 7.2
> 
> 
> 
> When I run amcheck -cl normal
> 
> 
> 
> I get the following back from the linux client:
> 
> 
> 
> ERROR: /dev/hda1 selftest does not support device
> 
> ERROR: /dev/hda1 sendbackup does not support device
>   
> 
> 
> What type of filesystem is on /dev/hda1 and what program are you trying
> 
> to back it up with?
> 
> 
> 
> Frank
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> 
> 
> --
> 
> Frank Smith
> fsmith AT hoovers DOT com <mailto:fsmith AT hoovers DOT com> 
> Systems Administrator                                  Voice:
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> 
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>   
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> -- 
> 
> Bill Nolf
> 
> Argon Engineering Associates, Inc.
> 
> SSEE-E Sr. System Administrator
> 
> bnolf AT argoneng DOT com <mailto:bnolf AT argoneng DOT com> 
> 703-828-2123
> 



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Frank Smith                                             fsmith AT hoovers DOT 
com
Systems Administrator                                  Voice: 512-374-4673
Hoover's Online                                          Fax: 512-374-4501

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