Hi

Gnutar doesn't keep a date file, it keep many state file in the gnutar-lists
directory.

Amanda keep it's /etc/amandates files but it is not use.

Jean-Louis

On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 09:23:23AM -0500, pll+amanda AT permabit DOT com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:15:19 +0100
> "Stefan G. Weichinger" said:
> 
> >It says:
> >
> >> record      - record the dump in /etc/dumpdates.  Default: [record yes]
> >
> >which may lead to assume it doesn´t matter for GNUtar as has happened
> >for Steve in this case.
> 
> Not only that, but:
> 
>   Jon> Tar is the odd man out; I doubt it was ever intended to be a
>   Jon> system-wide backup program.  It doesn't have the capability to
>   Jon> record its own backup dates file.  So amanda fudges a dumpdates
>   Jon> file, by default using /etc/amandates.
> 
> yet, I can't find a *date* file on any of my clients which is 
> touched by amanda.  I'm using gnutar exclusively for backups, and 
> have 2 sets (daily incrementals and weekly archivals) of backups 
> running.  No where do I have 'record no' being used.
> 
> This leads me to believe that there's something monumentally wrong 
> with my config, gnutar doesn't require a date file of any kind, or, 
> amanda keeps track of gnutar backup dates elsewhere.
> 
> Btw, Debian/stable,  amanda-2.4.4p1, tar 1.13.25-2.
> -- 
> Seeya,
> Paul
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