amrecover with file-tapes

Hello, amanda-users,

I am testing the use of file-tapes right now.
Dumping works fine, no problem.

Today I have setup a demo-installation for a customer, and wanted to
show the features of amrestore.

It failed:

Output of amrestore:

> amrecover>> extract
> 
> Extracting files using tape drive file:/shares/samsung20/amandatapes on host 
> oops1.
> The following tapes are needed: daily05
> 
> Restoring files into directory /tmp
> Continue [?/Y/n]? Y
> 
> Extracting files using tape drive file:/shares/samsung20/amandatapes on host 
> oops1.
> Load tape daily05 now
> Continue [?/Y/n/s/t]? Y
> EOF, check amidxtaped.<timestamp>.debug file on oops1.
> amrecover: short block 0 bytes
> UNKNOWN file
> amrecover: Can't read file header
> extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 1
> Continue [?/Y/n/r]?

The corresponding amidxtaped.X.debug file:

> amidxtaped: debug 1 pid 1801 ruid 0 euid 0: start at Wed Nov 26 20:02:30 2003
> amidxtaped: version 2.4.4p1-20031107
> amidxtaped: time 0.000: > SECURITY USER root
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: bsd security: remote host oops1.oops.co.at user root 
> local user root
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: amandahosts security check passed
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > CONFIG=daily
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > LABEL=daily05
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > FSF=5
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > HEADER
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > DEVICE=file:/shares/samsung20/amandatapes
> amidxtaped: time 0.001: > HOST=^oops1$
> amidxtaped: time 0.002: > DISK=^/$
> amidxtaped: time 0.002: > DATESTAMP=20031125
> amidxtaped: time 0.002: > END
> amidxtaped: time 0.009: amrestore_nargs=0
> amidxtaped: time 0.009: Ready to execv amrestore with:
> path = /usr/local/sbin/amrestore
> argv[0] = "amrestore"
> argv[1] = "-p"
> argv[2] = "-h"
> argv[3] = "file:/shares/samsung20/amandatapes"
> argv[4] = "^oops1$"
> argv[5] = "^/$"
> argv[6] = "20031125"
> amrestore: WARNING: not at start of tape, file numbers will be offset
> amrestore:   0: reached end of information
> amidxtaped: time 0.018: amrestore terminated normally with status: 1
> amidxtaped: time 0.018: rewinding tape ...
> amidxtaped: time 0.019: done
> amidxtaped: time 0.020: pid 1801 finish time Wed Nov 26 20:02:30 2003

As I noticed the WARNING, I tried to "rewind" my filetape using

> ammt -f "file:/shares/samsung20/amandatapes"  rewind

Everytime amrecover asked for tape daily05, I did

> amtape daily slot 5

to position the changer.

Any hints?

I would be very sad to see Amanda fail in my customerŽs view because
of THAT ;-)

thank you

--
best regards,
Stefan G. Weichinger
mailto:monitor AT oops.co DOT at