Vicki:

I have in the past needed to reuse a tape that had the backups fail for some
reason or another and just reset the date code in
/var/spool/amanda/<config>/tapelist to 0 instead of say, 20050318
DailySet101.  So long as the date isn't set, AMANDA will think it's a new
tape regardless of what the date code on the actual tape reads. 


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Nick 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda 
DOT org]
On Behalf Of Vicki Stanfield
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 4:06 PM
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Restart back at tape 0038

I am using amanda and have been happy with it, but now there is a 20GB dump
in my holding area and amanda has repeatedly tried flush it to tape and
flushed nothing to the tape. I am taking care of the 20GB dump file, but I
now need to reset amanda to expect tape 0038 which had no data dumped to it.
How do I do this?

I am getting ready to split up my amanda config to prevent the problem in
the future, although truthfully, I do not understand how this problem arose.
I am investigating and will likely have a question about it in the future.

Vicki