Well, assuming that one doesn't want amanda running as root, has anyone else had and solved this problem?
On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Lalo Castro wrote: > I had the same problem, but reconfigured it with ./configure --with-user=root, and >that cleared it up. > > Mike lemoine wrote: > > > 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. >
