--On Tuesday, January 27, 2004 14:06:39 -0500 Allen Liu --- work <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I ran amcheck -c and got following error msg. the client 'pete' and server > 'spike' are same machine. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > spike:amanda:/myapp/am/sbin$./amcheck -c fst > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > ERROR: pete: [can not read/write /etc/amandates: No such file or directory] > Client check: 1 host checked in 1.184 seconds, 1 problem found > > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p1) > spike:amanda:/myapp/am/sbin$ > ----------------------------------------------------- > > I can't find where the file 'amandates' is. It's not there until you create it: touch /etc/amandates chown backupuser:backupgroup /etc/amandates Amanda uses that file to keep track of what was backed up when at what level when using tar (it serves the same purpose as dump's /etc/dumpdates). Frank > > > > Thanks > > Allen Liu > > IP Application Design and Engineering > Bell Canada > (613) 781-7368, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1240 -160 Elgin St, Ottawa,ON, K2P 2C4 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua Baker-LePain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Allen Liu --- work" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:30 AM > Subject: Re: how to initiate amanda amdump ? > > >> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 at 10:12am, Allen Liu --- work wrote >> >> > I installed amanda on my server which is a sparc server. >> > I configured the server itself as a backup client. >> > When I run amdump there is no output from planner. I wonder how I can > make it work. >> > I set up some pause point within planner.c, I can see the configure info > was read in. And also at >> > some point of planner, amandad daemon was started. But just there is no > output comes out from >> > planner. >> > >> > Here are my config: >> > >> > disklist: >> > >> > pete c0t0d0s0 comp-root >> > >> > /etc/inetd.conf: >> > amanda dgram udp wait amanda /myapp/am/libexec/amandad amandad >> > amandaidx stream tcp nowait amanda /myapp/am/libexec/amindexd amindexd >> > amidxtape stream tcp nowait amanda /myapp/am/libexec/amidxtaped > amidxtaped >> >> You need to ensure that this config passes 'amcheck' before you try >> amdump. Does it? If not, try to figure out the error message using >> FAQ-O-Matic or the list archives (both accessible via www.amanda.org). If >> you still can't get it, come back here with the *exact* error message and >> any relevant files from /tmp/amanda. >> >> -- >> Joshua Baker-LePain >> Department of Biomedical Engineering >> Duke University -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
