I've seen this error covered a few times in the archives, but none of the solutions seem to help. sh-2.04$ uname -a Linux <HOSTNAME> 2.2.16-22 #1 Tue Aug 22 16:49:06 EDT 2000 i686 pld --- sh-2.04$ id uid=65432(amanda) gid=6(disk) groups=6(disk),0(root),1(bin),3(sys),4(adm),10(wheel),65432(amanda) (Excessive, I know.. I'll pare it down when things are working) --- Configure looked like: ./configure --with-user=amanda --with-group=disk --prefix=/usr/amanda --without-server --with-gnutar=/bin/tar --- sh-2.04$ ls -ld /dev/hda8 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 8 Aug 24 2000 /dev/hda8 --- sh-2.04$ head /dev/hda8 <Stuff> It works. --- Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- ERROR: <F.Q.D.N>: [could not access /dev/hda8 (/dev/hda8): Permission denied] --- from amandad.debug: Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 002-00057928 SEQ 1001532809 OPTIONS ; ERROR [could not access /dev/hda8 (/dev/hda8): Permission denied] OK /sbin/dump executable OK /sbin/restore executable OK /bin/gzip executable OK /etc/dumpdates read/writable OK /dev/null read/writable OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /etc has more than 64 KB available. --- from selfcheck.debug selfcheck: debug 1 pid 2306 ruid 65432 euid 65432 start time Wed Sep 26 12:31:18 2001 /usr/amanda/libexec/selfcheck: version 2.4.2p2 selfcheck: checking disk /dev/hda8 selfcheck: device /dev/hda8 selfcheck: could not access /dev/hda8 (/dev/hda8): Permission denied selfcheck: pid 2306 finish time Wed Sep 26 12:31:18 2001 --- I have amanda working wonderfully on a few solaris boxes here (sol8-sparc and sol7-i86pc), but RH7.1 is giving me issues.
