On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 05:48:53PM -0200, Jose de Paula Eufrasio Junior wrote:
> Hello there.
> I just installed and configured an amanda server, and my first TAR
> dumps are returning:
> 
> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
>   <my host>     </my/sub/directory> lev 0 FAILED [can't switch to
> incremental dump]
> 
> I get this error even when forcing a level 0...
> 
> I think that's a common error, but I found nothing on the faq-o-matic...

Ignore, for now, the "[can't switch...]" message.
Concentrate on why the level 0 failed.

First tell us about your results with amcheck.

Then start locating more "why" messages in the report and/or
the debug files probably under /tmp/amanda.

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