Madhvi Gokool wrote:

define dumptype high-tar {
    root-tar
    comment "partitions dumped with tar"
    priority high
    dumpcycle 0
    compress none
    index
}
excert from disklist
localhost /etc/mrtg high-tar
ns01    /home/nfsuser high-tar

Excerpt from a log
SUCCESS dumper ns01 /home/nfsuser 20031230 2 [sec 0.355 kb 530 kps 1489.2
orig-kb 530]

What is the output of:

  amadmin YourConfig disklist localhost /etc/mrtg

Does it say dumpcycle 0 too?
Are there other constraints, like not enough tapecapacity?

ps.  using "localhost" as the name of your computer will bite you when
     you move your tapedrive to another computer (e.g. after a crash)
     and you want to restore files from the previous one.  Use the
     real DNS name.


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