Sounds to me like you need to add the entry in the clients .amandahosts file like this:
lin001.foobar.com amanda Schlomo Schwartz wrote: > I'm trying to back up a filesystem on a Red Hat 7.2 > linux client, but when I run "amcheck DailySet1", it > gives me this error: > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > ERROR: lin001: [access as amanda not allowed from > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] amandahostsauth failed > Client check: 1 host checked in 0.041 seconds, 1 > problem found > > I'd read in previous posts that .amandahosts had to > have 600 permissions and a simple change to the > hostname worked for others, but I've tried everything > that I've read to no avail. > > I know it's listening and it looks like it should work > on the client. Here's an entry in the client's > /var/log/secure: > > Aug 20 11:26:32 lin001 xinetd[871]: START: amanda > pid=1427 from=10.1.2.201 > > And I'm getting this on all of my amanda clients. I'm > sure it's something simple, but can anyone tell me > what I'm missing? > > Thanks, > > Schlomo > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com
