ITEM: FG2459L

/usr/sbin/mkdirback[324]: TOTALSIZE * 55 / 100: 0403-009 The specified

Question:

 Env:
  AIX 4.1.5
  RISC J30
  sysback 4.1.4.2

Problem:
  Customer does a backup to file using this syntax:

  mkdirback -xf /images -I 123456 -p /usr
  
  It fails with this error message:

Generating file list ..
Calculating file sizes ..
/usr/sbin/mkdirback[324]: TOTALSIZE * 55 / 100: 0403-009 The specified number is
 not valid for this command.

Looking at the script:

if [ ! -z "$PACK" ]
   then \# Set estimated size at 55% of the original
                TOTALSIZE=$((TOTALSIZE * 55 / 100))
                [ $TOTALSIZE = 0 ] && TOTALSIZE=1
        msg 999 '\\nNOTE: Estimated megabytes is approximate since data i
s compressed.' >&2

fi


It appears  the line: TOTALSIZE=$((TOTALSIZE * 55 / 100))

Should be this:  TOTALSIZE=$((size * 55 / 100))

I don't see where you are using TOTALSIZE again in this script.
I see where you use the size variable through out this script.
Should the be this instead:

if [ ! -z "$PACK" ]
   then \# Set estimated size at 55% of the original
                size=$((size * 55 / 100))
                [ $size = 0 ] && TOTALSIZE=1
                msg 999 '\\nNOTE: Estimated megabytes is approximate since data i
s compressed.' >&2

fi

I opened up a defect with the developer

Fixed with sysback.rte 4.1.4.3



Support Line: /usr/sbin/mkdirback[324]: TOTALSIZE * 55 / 100: 0403-009 The specified ITEM: FG2459L

Dated: February 1998 Category: N/A

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