On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 10:59:41AM -0400, Dalton, John L MONMOUTH ITS Multimax 
wrote:
> 
> FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
> 
> /-- XXXXXX    /home lev 2 STRANGE
> sendbackup: start [XXXXXX:/home level 2]
> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/tar
> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/gzip -dc |/bin/tar -f... -
> sendbackup: info COMPRESS_SUFFIX=.gz
> sendbackup: info end
> ? gtar: ./amanda/tmp/20030815/XXXXXX._home.2.tmp: file changed as we read it
> | Total bytes written: 234874880 (224MB, 5.9MB/s)
> sendbackup: size 229370
> sendbackup: end

Where do you see it is failing?  These are the details
of failed AND strange results.  The line 

> /-- XXXXXX    /home lev 2 STRANGE

Doesn't say failed, it says strange, i.e. unexpected.


> ? gtar: ...... : file changed as we read it
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
If you want to stop this type of message,
make sure nothing is using the computer while amanda runs.
Otherwise this always has the possibility of happening.
All it means is not the "backup failing", that one
file "may" not be backed up properly.  OTOH it may.

Besides, look at the file name, "XXXXXX._home.2.tmp",
do you really care if a temp file with a fleeting
existance isn't backed up?

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