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Re: amrecover @#%&%%@@!!!!!

2005-02-17 03:33:45
Subject: Re: amrecover @#%&%%@@!!!!!
From: Paul Bijnens <paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com>
To: "Germán C. Basisty" <german.basisty AT eipsistemas.ath DOT cx>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:23:46 +0100
Germán C. Basisty wrote:
Here is the amidxtaped.<timestamp>.debug:
...
amidxtaped: time 0.006: > DEVICE=/mnt/iomega
...
amrestore: error reading file header: Is a directory
amidxtaped: time 0.039: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2
amidxtaped: time 0.040: rewinding tape ...
amidxtaped: time 30.140: tape_rewind: rewinding tape: /mnt/iomega:
Inappropriate ioctl for device

An iomega disk should be treated as a set of files in a directory, and
there you need a file driver specification like "file:/mnt/iomega"
instead of the default tape driver.

See "OUTPUT DRIVERS" section in manpage amanda.


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