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The amdump command fails with the error message:
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{{Troubleshooting Problem}}
The amdump command fails with an error message such as:


  FAIL dumper backupclient /home 20051119 0 [/sbin/dump returned 1]
  FAIL dumper backupclient /home 20051119 0 [/sbin/dump returned 1]
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   |  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
   |  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
  sendbackup: error [/sbin/dump returned 1]
  sendbackup: error [/sbin/dump returned 1]
The key features to note are the sendbackup error (<tt>/sbin/dump returned 1</tt>) and the disk being backed up (<tt>/home</tt>).


{{Troubleshooting Solution}}
The dump application can only handle entire filesystems. It cannot dump subdirectories. Use GNU Tar as the backup/restore method for DLEs that are subdirectories inside of a mounted filesystem.


; Solution : The dump-binary can only handle filesystems. It cannot dump sub-directories only. Use GNU-tar as the backup/restore method for DLEs that are subdirectories inside of a mounted filesystem.
Choose the dump-program by setting the parameter "program" in the dumptype
 
  program DUMP
Choose the dump-program by setting the parameter "program" which can have one of the two values
or
 
program GNUTAR
  program [DUMP|GNUTAR]
 
If you use GNU-tar you may define a DLE like


Using the default [[amanda.conf]] dumptypes, if you use GNU Tar you may define a DLE like
  backupclient /home comp-root-tar
  backupclient /home comp-root-tar
 
and if you use DUMP you may define your DLE like
If you use DUMP you may define your DLE like
 
  backupclient hda4 comp-root
  backupclient hda4 comp-root


assuming that the dumptype "comp-root-tar" has the line "program GNUTAR" and the dumptype "comp-root"
Also refer to the manpage of [[amanda.conf]] and the commented template-file inside of the Amanda distribution tarball.
does not.
 
Also refer to the manpage of amanda.conf and the commented template-file inside of the AMANDA-tarball.
 
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See more [[amdump issues]].

Revision as of 04:25, 7 April 2007

Template:Troubleshooting CategoryTemplate:Troubleshooting Category Template:Troubleshooting Problem The amdump command fails with an error message such as:

FAIL dumper backupclient /home 20051119 0 [/sbin/dump returned 1]
 sendbackup: start [localhost:/home level 0]
 sendbackup: info BACKUP=/sbin/dump
 sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/gzip -dc |/sbin/restore -f... -
 sendbackup: info COMPRESS_SUFFIX=.gz
 sendbackup: info end
 |   DUMP: You can't update the dumpdates file when dumping a
subdirectory
 |   DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
sendbackup: error [/sbin/dump returned 1]

The key features to note are the sendbackup error (/sbin/dump returned 1) and the disk being backed up (/home).

Template:Troubleshooting Solution The dump application can only handle entire filesystems. It cannot dump subdirectories. Use GNU Tar as the backup/restore method for DLEs that are subdirectories inside of a mounted filesystem.

Choose the dump-program by setting the parameter "program" in the dumptype

program DUMP

or

program GNUTAR

Using the default amanda.conf dumptypes, if you use GNU Tar you may define a DLE like

backupclient /home comp-root-tar

and if you use DUMP you may define your DLE like

backupclient hda4 comp-root

Also refer to the manpage of amanda.conf and the commented template-file inside of the Amanda distribution tarball.