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;Issue : [[amdump]] fails with sendbackup error "no backup size line" for a DLE.
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{{Troubleshooting Problem}}
;Logs : Check sendbackup debug logs on the Amanda client. It is usually in /tmp/amanda/client/<amanda configuration>/ directory.
[[amdump]] fails with sendbackup error "no backup size line" for a DLE.
 
  | ? gtar: /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new: Missing record terminator
  | ? gtar: /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new: Missing record terminator
  | ? gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
  | ? gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
  | sendbackup: error [no backup size line]
  | sendbackup: error [no backup size line]


;Causes :
Check sendbackup debug logs on the Amanda client. It is usually in /tmp/amanda/client/<amanda configuration>/ directory.
 
{{Troubleshooting Explanation}}
* /var filesystem on Amanda client does not have free space
* /var filesystem on Amanda client does not have free space
* GNU tar state file ''/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new'' is corrupted.  
* GNU tar state file ''/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new'' is corrupted.  
** If you are using GNU Tar 1.16, this can be caused by [http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?18487 GNU Tar bug #18487]. 


; Solution :
{{Troubleshooting Solution}}
 
* Create more space in /var filesystem if needed.  
* Create more space in /var filesystem if needed.  
* Force a full backup for the DLE.
* Force a full backup for the DLE to rewrite the state file.
 
* Upgrade/downgrade to a working version of tar
 
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See more [[amdump issues]].

Revision as of 03:58, 7 April 2007

Template:Troubleshooting CategoryTemplate:Troubleshooting Category Template:Troubleshooting Problem amdump fails with sendbackup error "no backup size line" for a DLE. 

| ? gtar: /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new: Missing record terminator
| ? gtar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
| sendbackup: error [no backup size line]

Check sendbackup debug logs on the Amanda client. It is usually in /tmp/amanda/client/<amanda configuration>/ directory.

Template:Troubleshooting Explanation

  • /var filesystem on Amanda client does not have free space
  • GNU tar state file /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/machinename_home_src_1.new is corrupted.

Template:Troubleshooting Solution

  • Create more space in /var filesystem if needed.
  • Force a full backup for the DLE to rewrite the state file.
  • Upgrade/downgrade to a working version of tar
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