Amanda-Users

Re: amrecover: Unexpected end of file

2005-05-11 13:29:46
Subject: Re: amrecover: Unexpected end of file
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 13:15:01 -0400
On Wed, May 11, 2005 at 12:43:01PM -0400, Lei Zhong wrote:
> I ran amverify <config>.  Here is what I got:
> 
> No tape changer...
> Tape device is /dev/nst0...
> Verify summary to amanda
> Defects file is /tmp/amanda/amverify.5329/defects
> amverify Daily
> Wed May 11 12:39:29 EDT 2005
> 
> Using device /dev/nst0
> Waiting for device to go ready...
> Rewinding...
> Processing label...
> Volume DailySet104, Date 20050510
> Rewinding...
> End-of-Tape detected.
> Rewinding...


It has been a long time since I ran amverify,
but that does not seem to be the output I recall.


> When I ran "amrestore /dev/nst0 <host name>", I got 
> amrestore:   1: reached end of tape: date 20050510
> 
> Does anybody know how to fix this?


Are you certain there is a good run of amdump on that tape?


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