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=Problem=
 
[[amdump]] fails with sendbackup error "no backup size line" for a DLE.   
[[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
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Check sendbackup debug logs on the Amanda client. It is usually in /tmp/amanda/client/<amanda configuration>/ directory.  
Check sendbackup debug logs on the Amanda client. It is usually in /tmp/amanda/client/<amanda configuration>/ directory.  


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=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].   
** If you are using GNU Tar 1.16, this can be caused by [http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?18487 GNU Tar bug #18487].   


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

Revision as of 23:19, 22 May 2007

This article is a part of the Troubleshooting collection.

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.

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.

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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