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* [[/Debug Logs|Debug logs]] ({{file|{server,client}/''config''/''prog''.YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.debug}}) contain debugging messages that are useful for finding bugs in Amanda. | * [[/Debug Logs|Debug logs]] ({{file|{server,client}/''config''/''prog''.YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.debug}}) contain debugging messages that are useful for finding bugs in Amanda. | ||
* [[/Amdump Logs|Amdump logs]] ({{file|amdump.N}} or {{file|amflush.N}}) contain a description of amdump's actions, parsed by | * [[/Amdump Logs|Amdump logs]] ({{file|amdump.N}} or {{file|amflush.N}}) contain a description of amdump's actions, parsed by amstatus. Amflush has a similar mechanism. | ||
* [[/Trace Logs|Trace logs]] ({{file|log.YYMMDDHHMMSS.N}} or {{file|log.YYYYMMDD.N}}) contain specially formatted log messages about a run which can later be read by other Amanda applications to find out what Amanda did during the run. | * [[/Trace Logs|Trace logs]] ({{file|log.YYMMDDHHMMSS.N}} or {{file|log.YYYYMMDD.N}}) contain specially formatted log messages about a run which can later be read by other Amanda applications to find out what Amanda did during the run. | ||
* Syslog may also contain errors from ''inetd'' or ''xinetd'', or hardware errors indicating problems with hard drives, tape changers, tape drives, etc. | * Syslog may also contain errors from ''inetd'' or ''xinetd'', or hardware errors indicating problems with hard drives, tape changers, tape drives, etc. | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 30 June 2008
Amanda produces several types of log files, with distinct purposes.
- Debug logs ({server,client}/config/prog.YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.debug) contain debugging messages that are useful for finding bugs in Amanda.
- Amdump logs (amdump.N or amflush.N) contain a description of amdump's actions, parsed by amstatus. Amflush has a similar mechanism.
- Trace logs (log.YYMMDDHHMMSS.N or log.YYYYMMDD.N) contain specially formatted log messages about a run which can later be read by other Amanda applications to find out what Amanda did during the run.
- Syslog may also contain errors from inetd or xinetd, or hardware errors indicating problems with hard drives, tape changers, tape drives, etc.