> Could you start from 
> http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~martinea/amanda/amanda-2.5.1p1-20
> 061020.tar.gz
> and apply the attached patch.
> The patch will send the -o options to taper/dumper and 
> chunker process.
> changer will not get the options.
> 
> run: amdump DailySet1 -o tapedev=/dev/null -o tpchanger=""
> 
> The -o tpchanger="" is to disable  the use of the changer.
> 
> Let me know if it work.


Jean-Louis,

The patch worked just as it was supposed to.  amflush also ran cleanly
and deleted the directories from my holding disk.  Thanks a bunch!

Ray


> 
> Jean-Louis
> 
> Lee, Raymond wrote:
> >> H,
> >>
> >> The -o flags are not sent to all subprocess. the taper 
> >> process never get 
> >> your tapedev overwrite.
> >> I will try to make a patch available for that soon.
> >>
> >> Are you using a changer? It might need fix too.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> > Hi Jean-Louis.  Yes, I am using a tape changer.  Here's an 
> excerpt from
> > my amanda.conf.
> >
> > tpchanger "/usr/local/libexec/chg-zd-mtx"
> > tapedev "/dev/rmt/0cbn"
> > changerfile "/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx"
> > changerdev "/dev/scsi/changer/c2t0d0"
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ray
> >
> >
> >   
> >> Jean-Louis
> >>
> >> Lee, Raymond wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Thanks, Sven.  That's exactly what I'd like to do.  
> >>>       
> >> However, when I do
> >>     
> >>> "amdump DailySet1 -o tapedev=/dev/null" option and don't change
> >>> "tapedev=/dev/rmt/0cbn" in amanda.conf, amdump is still 
> flushing to
> >>> tape.  If I change it in amanda.conf, then amdump won't 
> >>>       
> >> flush to tape.
> >>     
> >>> But then I have to change it back to /dev/rmt/0cbn before I 
> >>>       
> >> run amflush.
> >>     
> >>> I noticed that the configuration overwrite section of the 
> >>>       
> >> man page says
> >>     
> >>> "Most commands allow any amanda.conf configuration parameter to be
> >>> overridden on the command line with -o option."  Is the 
> >>>       
> >> tapedev option
> >>     
> >>> not able to be overwritten or do I have the syntax wrong?
> >>>
> >>> Also, after I run amflush, I still see empty directories on 
> >>>       
> >> my holding
> >>     
> >>> disk.  I have "usetimestamps yes" in amanda.conf, so the empty
> >>> directories are named like "20061023123346".  The email I 
> get after
> >>> amflush finishes says:
> >>>
> >>>   *** THE DUMPS DID NOT FINISH PROPERLY!
> >>>
> >>>   The dumps were flushed to tape DailySet1-GCB709S1.
> >>>   The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
> >>>   .
> >>>   .
> >>>   .
> >>>   .
> >>>   NOTES:
> >>>     taper: tape DailySet1-GCB709S1 kb 237632 fm 2 [OK]
> >>>   
> >>> > > Is amflush supposed to delete that directory after flushing?
Is
> >>>       
> > that
> >   
> >>> the reason why the email reported that the dump didn't 
> >>>       
> >> finish properly?
> >>     
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Ray
> >>>
> >>>


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