On Thu, 20 Sep 2001 at 4:38pm, Jeremy Wadsack wrote
> Just like the settings are. Is there any where else I can look to find
> out why this is failing? Are there any permissions on the amandahosts
> file that are wrong?
>
> # ls -lA ~tape/
> -r-------- 1 tape disk 34 Sep 20 23:06 .amandahosts
What are the permissions on ~tape (the directory) itself?
> I was able to get this to work on the backup server (with root to
> root, which I know isn't safe, but (a) the traffic should never pass
> the net card or router at worst case and (b) it works).
>
Am I right to say that amanda is still configured to run as user root on
the backup server? If so, try setting up a 'tape' user there,
reinstalling amanda, changing .amandahosts on the client to contain only
the amanda server hostname, and giving it another shot.
--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
