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* [[Results missing]]  
 
* [[Results missing]]  
 
* [[Sendbackup error: no backup size line]]  
 
* [[Sendbackup error: no backup size line]]  
* [[Tape Input/Output error]]  
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* [[Tape Input-Output error]]  
 
* [[Unexpected field value in snapshot file]]
 
* [[Unexpected field value in snapshot file]]
 
== amflush ==
 
== amflush ==
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* [[Could not read config file]]  
 
* [[Could not read config file]]  
 
* [[EOF, check amidxtaped.debug]]  
 
* [[EOF, check amidxtaped.debug]]  
* [[No index records for host/disk]]  
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* [[No index records for host-disk]]  
* [[Why does `amrecover` start over and over again, when I tell it to extract from tape?]] * [[Why does amrecover erase files?]]  
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* [[Why does `amrecover` start over and over again, when I tell it to extract from tape?]]  
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* [[Why does amrecover erase files?]]  
 
== amrestore ==
 
== amrestore ==
 
* [[Amrestore: "$" character in the filename to be restored]]
 
* [[Amrestore: "$" character in the filename to be restored]]
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* [[Amcheck cannot login as the amanda user]]  
 
* [[Amcheck cannot login as the amanda user]]  
 
* [[Amdump fails to create level 0 dumps]]  
 
* [[Amdump fails to create level 0 dumps]]  
* [[Can not read/write /etc/amandates: Permission denied]] * [[Cannot overwrite active tape]]  
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* [[Can not read/write /etc/amandates: Permission denied]]  
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* [[Cannot overwrite active tape]]  
 
* [[Client configured for auth=bsd while server requested 'bsdudp']]  
 
* [[Client configured for auth=bsd while server requested 'bsdudp']]  
 
* [[Client does not support DUMPER-API]]  
 
* [[Client does not support DUMPER-API]]  
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* [[Memory allocation failed]]  
 
* [[Memory allocation failed]]  
 
* [[Mesg read: Connection reset by peer]]  
 
* [[Mesg read: Connection reset by peer]]  
* [[No index records for host/disk]]  
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* [[No index records for host-disk]]  
 
* [[Planner: ERROR amanda user is not allowed to execute the service noop]]  
 
* [[Planner: ERROR amanda user is not allowed to execute the service noop]]  
 
* [[Results missing]]  
 
* [[Results missing]]  
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* [[Selfcheck request timed out]]  
 
* [[Selfcheck request timed out]]  
 
* [[Sendbackup error: no backup size line]]  
 
* [[Sendbackup error: no backup size line]]  
* [[Tape Input/Output error]]  
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* [[Tape Input-Output error]]  
 
* [[Unexpected field value in snapshot file]]
 
* [[Unexpected field value in snapshot file]]
 
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Revision as of 23:47, 22 May 2007

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