Trevor Fraser wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I've been through this problem before, I just can't remember hoe I fixed it.
> I've reinstalled RH 7.3 and copied the conf files onto the new installation.
> When I run amcheck, I get the error:
>
> ERROR: merlin: [access as amanda not allowed from root@merlin]
> amandahostsauth failed
>
> I've followed the installation guide and the docs say the .amandahosts file
> isn't configured properly or the inetd configuration file must have the
> wrong user name, I don't find such a file.. I've tried changing permissions
> (full permissions) on the .amandahosts file, but no luck. The file reads:
>
> merlin.systematic.lan root
> merlin.systematic.lan amanda
>
> What am I not doing?
two things:
1.) run amcheck as user amanda, but that's not your real problem,
it's the folowing:
2.) the hostname in .amandahosts has to be exactly the name amcheck
complains about in the errormessage, in your case only "merlin",
Christoph
>
> Reguards,
> Trevor.
>
>
