Amanda-Users

Re: amresore problems, Doesn't know which "restore" to use.

2003-01-27 16:07:43
Subject: Re: amresore problems, Doesn't know which "restore" to use.
From: stan <stanb AT awod DOT com>
To: "amanda; amanda users lisr" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:23:44 -0500
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 09:59:13AM -0500, stan wrote:
> I;m having problems getting a backup restored. Here's the scenario.
> 
> Tape server machine Debian GNU link "testing", running Amanda 2.4.3b4
> 
> Client machine HP-UX 10.20 running Amanda 2.4.2p1, and with VXFS filesystems
> (I think this is  important).
> 
> I'm running amrecover on the client, and all is going OK, up until the
> host starts reading the tape. Then I get an error about :not a dump tape".
> So, when I look in the amrecover debug file on the client, I find it's
> trying to execute /sbin/restore. This is wrong, it should be trying to
> execute /usr/sbin/vxrestore. 
> 
> Have I built the client incorrectly? How can I fix this problem?
> 
Just to get this in the archive. Upgrading the HP-UX clients to 2.5.3B3
fixed this problem.


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