This is what is in amidxtaped.debug file:
amidxtaped: debug 1 pid 16204 ruid 33 euid 33: start at Thu Sep 25
12:15:38 2003
amidxtaped: version 2.4.3
amidxtaped: time 0.000: > SECURITY USER root
amidxtaped: time 0.000: bsd security: remote host bs1.domain.name user
root local user amanda
amidxtaped: time 0.001: amandahosts security check passed
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > 6
amidxtaped: time 0.001: amrestore_nargs=6
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > -h
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > -p
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > DailySet13
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > ^bs1.domain.name$
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > ^/testData$
amidxtaped: time 0.001: > 20030925
amidxtaped: time 0.001: Ready to execv amrestore with:
path = /usr/sbin/amrestore
argv[0] = "amrestore"
argv[1] = "-h"
argv[2] = "-p"
argv[3] = "DailySet13"
argv[4] = "^bs1.domain.name$"
argv[5] = "^/testData$"
argv[6] = "20030925"
amrestore: could not stat DailySet13
amidxtaped: time 0.007: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2
amidxtaped: could not stat DailySet13
amidxtaped: time 0.007: could not stat DailySet13
amidxtaped: time 0.007: pid 16204 finish time Thu Sep 25 12:15:38 2003
DailySet13 tape is in the drive
and this is how a copy of my amrecover session
[root@bs1 amanda]# amrecover -C DailySet1 -s bs1.domain.name -t
bs1.domain.name -d /dev/nst0
AMRECOVER Version 2.4.3. Contacting server on bs1.domain.name ...
220 bs1 AMANDA index server (2.4.3) ready.
200 Access OK
Setting restore date to today (2003-09-25)
200 Working date set to 2003-09-25.
200 Config set to DailySet1.
501 No index records for host: bs1. Invalid?
Trying host bs1.domain.name ...
200 Dump host set to bs1.domain.name.
Trying disk /var ...
Trying disk hda6 ...
Can't determine disk and mount point from $CWD '/var/lib/amanda' <-- I
dont understand this error here
amrecover> help
valid commands are:
add path1 ... - add to extraction list (shell wildcards)
addx path1 ... - add to extraction list (regular expressions)
cd directory - change cwd on virtual file system (shell wildcards)
cdx directory - change cwd on virtual file system (regular expressions)
clear - clear extraction list
delete path1 ... - delete from extraction list (shell wildcards)
deletex path1 ... - delete from extraction list (regular expressions)
extract - extract selected files from tapes
exit
help
history - show dump history of disk
list [filename] - show extraction list, optionally writing to file
lcd directory - change cwd on local file system
ls - list directory on virtual file system
lpwd - show cwd on local file system
mode - show the method used to extract SMB shares
pwd - show cwd on virtual file system
quit
listdisk [diskdevice] - list disks
setdate {YYYY-MM-DD|--MM-DD|---DD} - set date of look
setdisk diskname [mountpoint] - select disk on dump host
sethost host - select dump host
settape [host:][device|default] - select tape server and/or device
setmode smb|tar - select the method used to extract SMB shares
amrecover> setdisk /testData
Scanning /data...
lost+found: skipping cruft directory, perhaps you should delete it.
200 Disk set to /testData.
amrecover> sethost bs1.domain.name
200 Dump host set to bs1.domain.name.
amrecover> settape DailySet13
Using tape "DailySet13" from server bs1.domain.name.
amrecover> cd /testData/
/testData
amrecover> ls
2003-09-25 .
2003-09-25 File1
2003-09-25 File2
amrecover> add File*
Added /File1
Added /File2
amrecover> extract
Extracting files using tape drive DailySet13 on host bs1.domain.name.
The following tapes are needed: DailySet13
Restoring files into directory /testData
Continue [?/Y/n]? Y
Extracting files using tape drive DailySet13 on host bs1.domain.name.
Load tape DailySet13 now
Continue [?/Y/n/t]? Y
EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on bs1.domain.name.
amrecover: short block 0 bytes
UNKNOWN file
amrecover: Can't read file header
extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1
Continue [?/Y/n]? Y
amrecover>
Frank Smith wrote:
--On Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:44:58 -0500 chris weisiger <chrisw AT neill
DOT net> wrote:
here is the error i get when i go through the process of restoring something
amrecover> setdisk /testData
AGAIN: /data is a seperate partition that is used as the main holding disk
Scanning /data...
lost+found: skipping cruft directory, perhaps you should delete it.
200 Disk set to /testData.
amrecover> ls
2003-09-25 .
2003-09-25 File1
2003-09-25 File2
amrecover> add File1
Added /File1
amrecover> extract
Extracting files using tape drive 0 on host bs1.
The following tapes are needed: DailySet13
Restoring files into directory /var/lib/amanda
Continue [?/Y/n]? Y
Extracting files using tape drive 0 on host bs1.
Load tape DailySet13 now
Continue [?/Y/n/t]? Y
EOF, check amidxtaped.debug file on bs1.
Is the tape DailySet13 in the drive?
What's in amidxtaped.debug file on bs1 ?
Frank
amrecover: short block 0 bytes
UNKNOWN file
amrecover: Can't read file header
extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1
Continue [?/Y/n]?
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