On Tue Oct 9 15:28:54 2001 Bill Benedetto wrote... > > > Stan> I'm trying to set up a Debian machine (potato with 2.4.9 > Stan> kernel) as an Amanada tapehost to replace a HP-UX > Stan> machine. > Stan> > Stan> At the moent it's mostly working, except that it can't > Stan> see itself, as far as Amanda is concerned. > Stan> > Stan> Sugestions? > > Bill> Did you make sure that the host was listed in the > Bill> $HOME/.amandahosts file (probably best if you put both the FQDN > Bill> and the non-FQDN versions in the file). > Bill> > Bill> We didn't need/use the .amandahosts file before we switched to > Bill> Debian (although I believe that is more a function of the version > Bill> of Amanda than the OS beneath the covers). > > Stan> Yes the neweer versions do default to that type of > Stan> authentication. Yes it's setup OK. Heres the debug file, > Stan> and ideas? > Stan> > Stan> amcheck: debug 1 pid 543 ruid 1001 euid 0 start time Tue Oct 9 > 13:41:54 2001 > Stan> amcheck: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.769 > Stan> amcheck-clients: dgram_send_addr: sendto(170.85.109.24.10080) failed: > Invalid argument > Stan> amcheck-clients: dgram_send_addr: sendto(170.85.109.24.10080) failed: > Invalid argument > Stan> amcheck-clients: dgram_send_addr: sendto(170.85.109.24.10080) failed: > Invalid argument > Stan> amcheck: pid 543 finish time Tue Oct 9 13:42:24 2001 > >Nope. No ideas.... > >How about some basics: > >I assume at this point that your backups work EXCEPT for the >tapehost?
Except for 2 (of about 20 machines) that for some reason seem to be unable to do reverse DNS on the new tapehost. I'm pretty certain this is a patch level issue on those 2 machines. > >I also assume that your tapehost is set up correctly >(/etc/services, for example) and that you have the appropriate >debian packages loaded (amanda-client, amanda-common, & >amanda-server - I think). Yep. -- Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] 843-745-3154 Charleston SC. -- Windows 98: n. useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. - (c) 2000 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.