On Fri, 23 May 2003 at 5:56pm, Per von Zweigbergk wrote

> If amanda is left without a tape operator for a long time, in a setup 
> with no provision for unattended backups (no tape robot), will it 
> eventually delete data that it would have removed if the tape cycle was 
> operating properly?

No.

> Failing that, what is the preferred method to tell amanda to reset the 
> dumpcycle and start over again with a full dump, discarding any really 
> old data? This scenario could for example arise if the operator returns 
> to the site after several weeks of site-wide holidays, only to discover 
> he had forgot to disable the backups? :)

If amanda hasn't been able to do level 0s for longer than a dumpcycle, 
it'll know that *everything* needs one.  You can just start giving it 
tapes and letting it fill 'em up.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University