Amanda-Users

Re: Should usetimestamps setting effect holding disk directory names?

2008-06-18 18:31:36
Subject: Re: Should usetimestamps setting effect holding disk directory names?
From: Paul Yeatman <pyeatman AT mamacass.ucsd DOT edu>
To: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau AT zmanda DOT com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:27:09 -0700
Ah, thanks!  That's what coming from 2.4.4p3 will do for ya!

I had a script that used the old directory naming style.  I will have
to adapt my script (likely with some effort) unless there is a way to ask
2.6.0 to use the old naming convention, ie. date only.

Paul

->>In response to your message<<-
  --received from Jean-Louis Martineau--
>
> Amanda use 14 digits for holding disk directory name since many 
> releases, it is not related to usetimestamps.
> 
> Jean-Louis
> 
> Paul Yeatman wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Are 14 digit directory names on the holding disk only when using time
> >stamps or in any case with amanda 2.6.0p1?
> >
> >I tried using time stamps for awhile and then decided I'd prefer not to
> >and, as I'm not planning to downgrade or anything, don't expect it to be
> >a problem.
> >
> >14 digit directory names are still being used on the holding disk,
> >however, even though the index directories for this config changed back
> >from 14d_1d.gz to 8d_1d.gz filenames.  I expected the directory names
> >on the holding disk to drop back down to 8 digits.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Paul
> >  
> 

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