On Thursday 05 February 2004 00:59, Rohit wrote:
>> OK, please take that to the next logical step.
>>
>> Amanda is telling you you have "cruft directories" as well
>> as "apparently good amanda directories".  Is there anything
>> in those directories?  Perhaps your apparently good directories
>> also contain "cruft", and only cruft *** .
>>
>> At the end of an amdump run amanda tries to remove the directory
>> it was using.  It "should" have already removed all files from
>> those directories so a basic "rmdir" type remove should work.
>> But if any "cruft" is left behind, the "rmdir" action will not
>> remove the directory and it will "look like" there is still
>> something needing flushing.
>
>I just checked all the directories begining with 2004* in the
> holding disk and yes all of them have amanda backup dumps in them.
>
>There is one more non amanda directory called "windows". I use this
>directory to backup windows servers [non amanda backup process -
> manual]
>
>Thanks!

I *think* that would be considered a cruft directory by amanda. Amanda 
expects to have total control over its holding disk area, so I think 
I'd move that one out off amanda's playpen.  That might solve your 
problems, given enough flush time and tapes.

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