Gene,
        Well, this did not change anything.

not getting the size parameter from the sendsize module:

tidi05:/tmp/amanda> more sendsize.20031217020109.debug
sendsize: debug 1 pid 27259 ruid 2 euid 2: start at Wed Dec 17 02:01:09 2003
sendsize: version 2.4.4p1

rname '/data/tidi/BACKUP_LOGS', spindle -1

level 0
sendsize[27259]: time 0.019: waiting for any estimate child
sendsize[27262]: time 0.054: spawning /usr/local/libexec/runtar in pipeline

s/tidi05_data_tidi_BACKUP_LOGS_0.new --sparse --ignore-failed-re

020109.exclude .
sendsize[27262]: time 0.090: runtar: error [must be invoked by root]
sendsize[27262]: time 0.092:
sendsize[27262]: time 0.093: .....
sendsize[27262]: estimate time for /data/tidi/BACKUP_LOGS level 0: 0.039

P_LOGS"
sendsize[27262]: .....
sendsize[27262]: estimate size for /data/tidi/BACKUP_LOGS level 0: -1 KB

hild
sendsize[27262]: time 0.093: after /opt/bin/tar "/data/tidi/BACKUP_LOGS" wait

'/data/tidi/BACKUP_LOGS', spindle -1
sendsize[27259]: time 0.104: child 27262 terminated normally
sendsize: time 0.104: pid 27259 finish time Wed Dec 17 02:01:09 2003

        So I guess some more investigation is needed here.

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From: "Dan L. Ostrom" <dostrom AT umich DOT edu>
Subject: Re: gnutar version -- exactly 1.13.25 or just 1.13.25 and
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Gene,
        Thanks, our version of tar here is 1.13. Looking into upgrading
it.

        I am currently running amanda-2.4.4p1. I'll check into the
patches available.

        I'll post to the group the success/failure of all of this.


At 07:23 PM 12/16/2003, Gene Heskett wrote:

On Tuesday 16 December 2003 17:38, Paul Bijnens wrote:
>Mark_Conty AT cargill DOT com wrote:
>> Question:  Is it to be understood that versions of gnutar
>> _greater_ than 1.13.25 are also incompatible?  Or is it implied
>> that those are also valid & acceptable for use with Amanda?
>>
>> I ask because I'm seeing the same problem as is Mr. Kato, only I'm
>> on an HP-UX server, running gnutar 1.13.90 and Amanda 2.4.4p1.
>> chg-scsi is dumping to one of four tape drives in a 4/48 DLT
>> library.
>
>Wow, tar seems to be awake again.
>Download 1.13.92, compiled, tested.
>
>Not good, at least not without some patches to amanda...
>
>1. Every backup now generates a message
>
>       tar: Removing leading `./' from member names
>
>    Amanda flags this line for each DLE as "strange".
>
>2.  by removing the leading `./' now amrecover has trouble
>     and does not find anything back in the index.

I got an even better question Paul.  Why not file a bug report against
the new version?  And see what sort of a reason they give for
breaking all semblences of backwards compatibility.
I haven't tried it personally of course, and it appears thats my clue
to leave that sleeping dog lie quietly.

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