Package: amanda-client Version: 1:2.6.1p1-1 Severity: normal Hi.
Backups are currently failing with this kind of report : FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: asustour /home lev 0 FAILED [calcsize exited with status 1: see /var/log/amanda/client/DailySet1/sendsize.20091016004502.debug] asustour / lev 0 FAILED [calcsize exited with status 1: see /var/log/amanda/client/DailySet1/sendsize.20091016004502.debug] Looking inside the .debug file, I notice : 255646702.496363: sendsize: calculating for amname /, dirname /, spindle -1 GNUTAR 1255646702.496665: sendsize: running: "calcsize DailySet1 GNUTAR / /" 1255646702.496735: sendsize: 01255646702.496747: sendsize: 01255646702.496757: sendsize: 11255646702.496767: sendsize: 12538351451255646702.496776: sendsize: 1255646702.496939: sendsize: pipespawnv: stdoutfd is 3 1255646702.498430: sendsize: Spawning "/usr/lib/amanda/calcsize calcsize DailySet1 GNUTAR / / 0 0 1 1253835145" in pipeline 1255646702.499651: sendsize: waiting for any estimate child: 1 running 1255646702.523956: sendsize: waiting for calcsize / child (pid=5046) 1255646702.524079: sendsize: after calcsize / wait: child pid=5046 status=1 1255646702.524093: sendsize: ..... 1255646702.524136: sendsize: estimate time for /: 0.027 1255646702.524237: sendsize: errmsg is calcsize exited with status 1: see /var/log/amanda/client/DailySet1/sendsize.20091016004502.debug 1255646702.524271: sendsize: done with amname / dirname / spindle -1 So, I try manually : # su - backup $ /usr/lib/amanda/calcsize calcsize DailySet1 GNUTAR / / 0 0 1 1253835145 ** (process:20122): CRITICAL **: calcsize must be run setuid root I think something has changed recently that probably broke the /usr/lib/amanda/calcsize rights... but what ? Hope this helps, -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-trunk-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages amanda-client depends on: ii amanda-common 1:2.6.1p1-1 Advanced Maryland Automatic Networ ii libc6 2.9-25 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libglib2.0-0 2.22.0-1 The GLib library of C routines ii libncurses5 5.7+20090803-2 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline5 5.2-6 GNU readline and history libraries amanda-client recommends no packages. Versions of packages amanda-client suggests: pn dump <none> (no description available) pn gnuplot <none> (no description available) pn smbclient <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org