I'm having a problem with amanda backups on one node in our group of linux
boxes.

The error in the daily report reads:

node1     / lev -1 FAILED [no estimate]

The error in the node1 sendsize.20051018004609.debug file from last night
shows up as

sendsize[28113]: time 111.788: spawning /usr/lib/amanda/runtar in pipeline
sendsize[28113]: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null
--directory / --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/node1__1.
new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals --exclude-from
/var/log/amanda/sendsize._.20051018004801.exclude .
sendsize[28113]: time 111.793: runtar: error [must be invoked by amanda]
sendsize[28113]: time 111.793:
sendsize[28113]: time 111.794: .....
sendsize[28113]: estimate time for / level 1: 0.005
sendsize[28113]: no size line match in /bin/tar output for "/"
sendsize[28113]: .....
sendsize[28113]: estimate size for / level 1: -1 KB
sendsize[28113]: time 111.794: waiting for /bin/tar "/" child
sendsize[28113]: time 111.794: after /bin/tar "/" wait
sendsize[28113]: time 111.794: done with amname '/', dirname '/', spindle -1
sendsize[28111]: time 111.795: child 28113 terminated normally

I think the "must be invoked by amanda" is interesting, but I've checked
settings and ownership on node1 and can't find a problem.

Any thoughts?

Thanks...

-- 
Bob Tilden, tilden AT northwestern DOT edu
High Energy Physics Group
Northwestern University