openHABian/amanda: "Error checking directory"

Just started with amanda and getting errors in the amanda logs:

  • using openHABian 1.4 [master]v1.4-372(8bc6d7d) with openHAB stable 2.2
  • using RPi 2B
  • using NAS setup in /storage/server/openHAB2/

It seems from the logs, that it doesn’t find directories? I had the NAS connected while installing Amanda from openhabian-config and the script made those directories /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/slot1-15. There are no drive1-15 ones?
…and I swear, I didn’t touch no amanda config file! :wink:

[13:00:21] backup@openHAB2:/home/openhabian$ cat /etc/cron.d/amanda
0 1 * * * backup /usr/sbin/amdump openhab-dir &>/dev/null
0 18 * * * backup /usr/sbin/amcheck -m openhab-dir &>/dev/null

[13:00:29] backup@openHAB2:/home/openhabian$ cat /etc/amanda/openhab-dir/disklist
openHAB2  /dev/mmcblk0              amraw
openHAB2  /etc/openhab2             user-tar
openHAB2  /var/lib/openhab2         user-tar

Do I have to edit this config?:

[13:03:44] backup@openHAB2:/home/openhabian$ cat /etc/amanda/openhab-dir/storagestate
$STATE = {
           'drives' => {
                         '/storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0' => {}
                       }
         };

After starting /usr/sbin/amdump openhab-dir as user backup, it does something and then:

nano /var/log/amanda/openhab-dir/log.20180219105955.0

INFO amdump amdump pid 5431
INFO planner planner pid 5434
INFO driver driver pid 5435
START planner date 20180219105955
DISK planner openHAB2 /dev/mmcblk0
START driver date 20180219105955
DISK planner openHAB2 /etc/openhab2
STATS driver hostname openHAB2
DISK planner openHAB2 /var/lib/openhab2
DISK planner openHAB2 /home/openhabian
INFO planner Adding new disk openHAB2:/dev/mmcblk0.
INFO planner Adding new disk openHAB2:/etc/openhab2.
INFO planner Adding new disk openHAB2:/var/lib/openhab2.
INFO planner Adding new disk openHAB2:/home/openhabian.
STATS driver startup time 0.283
INFO dumper dumper pid 5437
INFO dumper dumper pid 5444
INFO dumper dumper pid 5441
INFO dumper dumper pid 5438
INFO dumper dumper pid 5446
INFO dumper dumper pid 5439
INFO dumper dumper pid 5443
INFO dumper dumper pid 5445
INFO dumper dumper pid 5440
INFO dumper dumper pid 5447
INFO taper taper pid 5436
INFO taper Slot 1 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 2 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 3 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 4 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 5 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 6 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 7 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 8 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 9 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 10 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 11 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 12 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 13 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 14 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
INFO taper Slot 15 is a device in error: Error checking directory /storage/server/openHAB2/slots/drive0/data/: No such file or directory, autolabel disabled
WARNING driver Taper error: "No acceptable volumes found"
ERROR taper no-tape error [No acceptable volumes found]
WARNING planner WARNING: no history available for openHAB2:/home/openhabian; guessing that size will be 838656 KB
WARNING planner WARNING: no history available for openHAB2:/var/lib/openhab2; guessing that size will be 838656 KB
WARNING planner WARNING: no history available for openHAB2:/etc/openhab2; guessing that size will be 838656 KB
FINISH planner date 20180219105955 time 379.604
INFO planner pid-done 5434
FAIL driver openHAB2 /dev/mmcblk0 20180219105955 0 [can't do degraded dump without holding disk]
FAIL driver openHAB2 /home/openhabian 20180219105955 0 [can't do degraded dump without holding disk]
FAIL driver openHAB2 /var/lib/openhab2 20180219105955 0 [can't do degraded dump without holding disk]
FAIL driver openHAB2 /etc/openhab2 20180219105955 0 [can't do degraded dump without holding disk]
INFO dumper pid-done 5441
INFO dumper pid-done 5437
INFO dumper pid-done 5438
INFO dumper pid-done 5446
INFO dumper pid-done 5445
INFO taper pid-done 5436
INFO dumper pid-done 5439
INFO dumper pid-done 5447
INFO dumper pid-done 5440
INFO dumper pid-done 5444
INFO dumper pid-done 5443
FINISH driver date 20180219105955 time 380.622
INFO driver pid-done 5435

Hi, I have the same error. Could you solve it?

Thanks and regards!

unfortunately not. I since gave Amanda up. If there’s a way around, I’ll give it another try! :wink: