On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 09:34:21AM -0800, Simon J. Gerraty wrote:
> I just upgraded my SS20 to 1.5ZA, kernel built from sources updated
> Dec 31.  Userland via a snapshot built a day or so before that.
> 
> # uname -a
> NetBSD too.crufty.net 1.5ZA NetBSD 1.5ZA (TOO) #0: Tue Jan  1 03:00:52 PST 2002     root@too.crufty.net:/l0/sys/compile/TOO sparc
> 
> This mornings report from amanda had (same for each fs on the SS20):
> 
> /-- too        / lev 1 STRANGE
> sendbackup: start [too:/ level 1]
> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/sbin/dump
> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/gzip -dc |/sbin/restore -f... -
> sendbackup: info COMPRESS_SUFFIX=.gz
> sendbackup: info end
> |   DUMP: Found /dev/rsd0a on / in /etc/fstab
> |   DUMP: Date of this level 1 dump: Wed Jan  2 04:20:40 2002
> |   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: Tue Jan  1 04:46:49 2002
> |   DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to standard output
> |   DUMP: Label: none
> |   DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
> |   DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
> |   DUMP: estimated 165602 tape blocks.
> |   DUMP: Volume 1 started at: Wed Jan  2 04:20:49 2002
> |   DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
> |   DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
> ? Bus error - core dumped
> |   DUMP: 76.25% done, finished in 0:01
> |   DUMP: 165734 tape blocks
> |   DUMP: Volume 1 completed at: Wed Jan  2 04:27:24 2002
> |   DUMP: Volume 1 took 0:06:35
> |   DUMP: Volume 1 transfer rate: 419 KB/s
> |   DUMP: Date of this level 1 dump: Wed Jan  2 04:20:40 2002
> |   DUMP: Date this dump completed:  Wed Jan  2 04:27:24 2002
> |   DUMP: Average transfer rate: 419 KB/s
> |   DUMP: level 1 dump on Wed Jan  2 04:20:40 2002
> |   DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
> sendbackup: size 165734
> sendbackup: end
> \--------
> 
> No actual core files can be found.  Any guesses as to who dumped core?

sysctl -w kern.logsigexit=1
and the kernel will print details about processes exiting because of signals.
If your amanda dump fails again, you'll have more info.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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