I have check the debug files and this is the response i'm getting: amandad: debug 1 pid 5160 ruid 33 euid 33: start at Mon Dec 8 14:22:07 2003 amandad: version 2.4.3 amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.3" amandad: BUILT_DATE="Thu Feb 13 11:14:37 EST 2003" amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux stripples.devel.redhat.com 2.4.20-2.41smp #1 SMP Sun Feb 9 09:47:42 EST 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux" amandad: CC="gcc" amandad: CONFIGURE_COMMAND="'./configure' '--host=i386-redhat-linux' '--build=i386-redhat-linux' '--target=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib/amanda' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--sharedstatedir=/usr/com' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--enable-shared' '--with-index-server=localhost' '--with-gnutar-listdir=/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists' '--with-smbclient=/usr/bin/smbclient' '--with-amandahosts' '--with-user=amanda' '--with-group=disk' '--with-gnutar=/bin/tar'" amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/bin" sbindir="/usr/sbin" amandad: libexecdir="/usr/lib/amanda" mandir="/usr/share/man" amandad: AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda" amandad: CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" amandad: RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/r" DUMP="/sbin/dump" amandad: RESTORE="/sbin/restore" SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient" amandad: GNUTAR="/bin/tar" COMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" amandad: UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" amandad: listed_incr_dir="/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists" amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="localhost" DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="localhost" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/null" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE amandad: AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS amandad: CLIENT_LOGIN="amanda" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP amandad: COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast" amandad: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc" amandad: time 0.000: got packet: -------- Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 000-A0660608 SEQ 1070911327 SECURITY USER amanda SERVICE noop OPTIONS features=fffffeff9f00; -------- amandad: time 0.000: sending ack: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-A0660608 SEQ 1070911327 ---- amandad: time 0.001: sending REP packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 000-A0660608 SEQ 1070911327 ERROR [addr 10.1.1.245: hostname lookup failed] ---- amandad: time 0.001: got packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-A0660608 SEQ 1070911327 ---- amandad: time 0.001: pid 5160 finish time Mon Dec 8 14:22:07 2003
Where is it looking for the hostname?? i have it set in both my disklist and .amandahosts to hccweb. where else would it need to be set? thanks again! jess On Mon, 2003-12-08 at 15:06, Jon LaBadie wrote: > On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 02:29:07PM -0500, jessica blackburn wrote: > > i'm trying to run an amcheck and am getting a host down error. i > > checked and found out that amandad starts running but then stops for > > some reason. when i do a xinetd -d this is the error i get: > > > > 03/12/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:14:46: ERROR: 4789 {find_bad_fd} file descriptor of service > > amanda has been closed > > > > any ideas what i might be missing? > > > > thanks for your time! > > Since amandad starts on the client, have you checked the /tmp/amanda > debug files on that system?