You are right.

When i try it by hand nothing happens. It runs and runs and runs and the
file stays at 0kb.

I found no error messages.

I also changed the persmissions of the amanda files / directorys to 777.  
 

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Von: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda 
DOT org] Im
Auftrag von Alexander Jolk
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. November 2005 14:21
An: Sebastian Kösters
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Betreff: Re: AW: AW: AW: AW: AW: Estimate timeout from server

Sebastian Kösters wrote:
>>On the client amanda starts the following command:
>>
>>/bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /pst --one-file-system
>>--listed-incremental /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/pst_pst_0.new
> 
> When run it by hand i get this error (translated from german to english)
> 
> /bin/tar: No empty Archive created.

You forgot the last dot `.' on the command line as given in the debug file.

Alex


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