I found this in /tmp/amanda on the client

sendsize: debug 1 pid 25485 ruid 33 euid 33: start at Thu Nov  3 14:00:25
2005
sendsize: version 2.4.3
sendsize[25487]: time 0.002: calculating for amname '/pst', dirname '/pst',
spindle -1
sendsize[25487]: time 0.002: getting size via gnutar for /pst level 0
sendsize[25487]: time 0.003: spawning /usr/lib/amanda/runtar in pipeline
sendsize[25487]: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null
--directory /pst --one-file-system --listed-incremental
/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/pst_p
st_0.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals .
sendsize[25485]: time 0.023: waiting for any estimate child
sendsize[25487]: time 1519.255: .....
sendsize[25487]: estimate time for /pst level 0: 1519.252
sendsize[25487]: no size line match in /bin/tar output for "/pst"
sendsize[25487]: .....
sendsize[25487]: estimate size for /pst level 0: -1 KB
sendsize[25487]: time 1519.255: waiting for /bin/tar "/pst" child
sendsize[25487]: time 1519.256: after /bin/tar "/pst" wait
sendsize[25485]: time 1519.256: child 25487 terminated with signal 13
sendsize: time 1519.257: pid 25485 finish time Thu Nov  3 14:25:44 2005
 

whats that: no size line match in /bin/tar output for "/pst"

and that: size for /pst level 0: -1 KB ??

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda 
DOT org] Im
Auftrag von Sebastian Kösters
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. November 2005 14:33
An: 'Alexander Jolk'
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Betreff: AW: AW: AW: AW: AW: AW: Estimate timeout from server

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.  
 

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
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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