On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:05:35AM -0600, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 11:11:36AM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > Looking at the log files, I see a typical runtar log as follows:
> > > 
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > runtar: debug 1 pid 6507 ruid 33 euid 0: start at Wed Jun 21 08:24:02 2006
> > > /bin/tar: version 2.4.5p1
> > > running: /bin/tar: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory /var 
> > > --one-file-system --listed-incremental 
> > > /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/themoose.localdomain_var_0.new --sparse 
> > > --ignore-failed-read --totals . 
> > > runtar: pid 6507 finish time Wed Jun 21 08:24:02 2006
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > I notice that the file is /dev/null. Is that correct?
> > > 
> > 
> > During estimates is it.
> > 
> > If gnutar outputs to /dev/null, it goes through all the
> > normal steps without actually reading the ordinary file
> > data blocks.  Saves mucho time for estimates.
> 
> I checked all the runtar log files; they all indicate the same output
> file. Where do I look to see the results of a backup, if any? The
> amandad...debug files seem to be the right place, but the sizes are
> all way too small.

Forgot to mention, I looked through some old reports, from last month
when I was setting up a FC4 installation.  Early on there were some
"too many dumper retry" messages.  When it happened all DLE for that
host had same report.  It was a connectivity problem, firewall (check
both client and server), inetd not started, bad entry in .amandahosts, 
...  Those types of problems.

YMMV

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