Amanda-Users

Re: Defining a sensible backup routine

2006-04-18 17:54:13
Subject: Re: Defining a sensible backup routine
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:50:57 -0400
On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 08:15:50PM +0100, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 April 2006 19:48, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> >
> > You shouldn't trust everything said on the mailing list ;(
> >
> :-)
> > According to the manpage for amanda/amanda.conf, it is singular,
> > no "s".  But check it for spelling too.
> >
> Checked, and checked.
> > If amcheck still complains show us a chunk of your config file
> > around the problem line.
> 
> maxpromotedays 0      # Ensure reasonable number of incrementals
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> dumpcycle 7           # The number of days in the normal dump cycle
> runspercycle 7                # the number of amdump runs in dumpcycle days
>                       # (4 weeks * 5 amdump runs per week -- just weekdays)
> 
> maxpromoteday 0       # Ensure reasonable number of incrementals
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> tapecycle 21 tapes    # the number of tapes in rotation
> 

Two entries for "same" parameter?

> (Ignore comments that no longer apply to settings -
> I just haven't cleaned up yet)

Few do.

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