Hello, Chuck,

on 23.06.2005, 11:41 you wrote to amanda-users AT amanda DOT org:

> I was getting the following this error - server / lev 0 FAILED [dump to
> tape failed] I assume tar is not working.

> I am using this version of tar.

> server:/etc/postfix # /bin/tar --version
> tar (GNU tar) 1.13.25

Ok.

tar works:

>>  Total bytes written: 5874155520 (5.5GB, 3.5MB/s)

> USAGE BY TAPE:
>   Label             Time      Size      %    Nb
>   DailySet110       0:27    4212.7   21.6     1

Seems you use the right tapetype now ...

> FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:

> /-- server / lev 0 FAILED [/bin/tar returned 2]
> sendbackup: start [greenbottle.smtl.co.uk:/ level 0]
> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/tar
> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/gzip -dc |/bin/tar -f... -
> sendbackup: info COMPRESS_SUFFIX=.gz
> sendbackup: info end
> ? gtar: ./media/cdrom: Cannot savedir: No medium found
> ? gtar: ./media/floppy: Cannot savedir: No medium found
> ? gtar: ./media/cdrom: Warning: Cannot savedir: No medium found
> ? gtar: ./media/floppy: Warning: Cannot savedir: No medium found
> | gtar: ./dev/log: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/.ICE-unix/19580: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/.ICE-unix/dcop19563-1118847061: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/.X11-unix/X0: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/ksocket-root/kdeinit-\:0: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/ksocket-root/kdeinit__0: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/ksocket-root/klaunchermrw2tb.slave-socket: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/mcop-root/linux_site-28b2-423ab4ee: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/ssh-PFKtU17880/agent.17880: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./tmp/ssh-TQywwj4017/agent.4017: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/lib/ntp/dev/log: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/run/.nscd_socket: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/run/.resmgr_socket: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/run/powersave_socket: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/anvil: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/bounce: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/bsmtp: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/cyrus: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/defer: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/error: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/ifmail: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/lmtp: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/local: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/maildrop: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/procmail: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/proxymap: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/relay: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/rewrite: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/smtp: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/trace: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/uucp: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/verify: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/virtual: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/private/vscan: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/public/cleanup: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/public/flush: socket ignored
> | gtar: ./var/spool/postfix/public/showq: socket ignored
> | Total bytes written: 5874155520 (5.5GB, 3.5MB/s)

> I have tried to figure out what is going on any suggestions would be
> great.

Maybe use exclusions for all those sockets? This would remove all
those nasty ignore-errors above.

Refer to http://www.amanda.org/docs/exclude.html for example.

Best regards,
Stefan G. Weichinger.

mailto://sgw AT amanda DOT org