Thanks for the reply. Right after I sent this e-mail, I found the
problem, admin stupidity. I don't misspell words consistently.
Frank Smith wrote:
> Forget about the .amandahosts file for now, you're not getting that far.
> Try restarting xinetd, either a stop/start or kill -USR2. Sending a HUP
> just makes xinetd write a state file and doesn't reread its config.
> Make sure the amanda line is in /etc/services.
> Also check /tmp/amanda/selfcheck.*.debug for errors.
>
> Frank
>
> --On Tuesday, July 02, 2002 09:03:34 -0700 Dean Lambourn
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I am in the process of setting up amanda 2.4.3b3 for a tapeless
>> backup on a Redhat 7.2 server. As a test, I am trying to backup the
>> amanda server to itself. Unfortunately, it is unable to connect. When
>> I configured amanda, I set it up to not use the
>> .amandahosts file. I am able to rsh to server from the server as the
>> user amanda so the problem is not .rhosts or hosts.equiv files and it
>> is able to resolve the host name.
>>
>> When I run amcheck, here is the error message I receive:
>>
>> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>> --------------------------------
>> WARNING: toast.pcf.com: selfcheck request timed out. Host down?
>> Client check: 1 host checked in 30.005 seconds, 1 problem found
>>
>> (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.3b3)
>>
>>
>> I have added a .amandahosts file in case it was trying to use it:
>>
>> /home/amanda/.amandahosts
>>
>> toast amanda
>> localhost amanda
>> osiris amanda
>>
>>
>> Here is the relevant file for the xinetd configuration:
>>
>> /etc/xinetd.d/amanda
>>
>> service amanda
>> {
>> socket_type = dgram
>> wait = yes
>> protocol = udp
>> user = amanda
>> groups = yes
>> server = /usr/amanda/backup/libexec/amandad
>> disable = no
>> }
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Dean Lambourn
>> Systems Administrator
>> Pacific Coast Feather Company
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> (206) 336-2332
>>
>
>
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Dean Lambourn
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