On Thursday 09 May 2019 04:58:20 pm Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 09 May 2019 04:35:40 pm Chris Hassell wrote: > > amandabackup:x:112:65534::/home/amandabackup:/usr/sbin/nologin > > > > That's what I have for amandabackup. A no-frills-nothing and no > > password user. Don't get why it can't be a dup of your other one. > > Hrm.... > > > > Looks like the rest of the build was happy enough from the parts you > > gave. > > > > On 5/9/19 12:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > > > And, I'm looking at 4 debs: > > amanda@coyote:~/amanda$ ls -l *.deb > > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 1298594 May 9 14:48 > > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 101638 May 9 14:48 > > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 2085650 May 9 14:48 > > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 140310 May 9 14:48 > > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > > > Those are a good sign too. > > > > root@coyote:amanda$ dpkg -i *.deb > > > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-client. > > dpkg: regarding > > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > containing amanda-backup-client: > > amanda-backup-client conflicts with amanda-client > > amanda-client (version 1:3.3.9-5) is present and installed. > > > > dpkg: error processing archive > > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > (--install): conflicting packages - not installing > > amanda-backup-client > > > > > > One old package is still installed... and conflicts, so it needs a > > 'dpkg -r amanda-client'. > > > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym. > > (Reading database ... 267815 files and directories currently > > installed.) Preparing to unpack > > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > ... Unpacking amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > > (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... > > > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-server. > > dpkg: regarding > > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > containing amanda-backup-server: > > amanda-backup-server conflicts with amanda-client > > amanda-client (version 1:3.3.9-5) is present and installed. > > > > dpkg: error processing archive > > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > (--install): conflicting packages - not installing > > amanda-backup-server > > > > Same problem, different attempt to install the server file instead > > and it refused. > > > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-server-dbgsym. > > Preparing to unpack > > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > ... Unpacking amanda-backup-server-dbgsym > > (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... dpkg: error processing archive > > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > (--install): > > trying to > > overwrite > > '/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/06/a6d45701283ff745c5ea6b44c461817e1288a5. > >de bug', which is also in package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > > 3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99 > > > > Ahh... both the server and client packages can't be installed > > together and the same would go for its debug files. > > > > May want to run 'dpkg -l | grep amanda' to see what's on there and > > take off things that are old or that got in without cooperating yet. > > > > dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of > > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym: > > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym depends on amanda-backup-client (= > > 3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99); however: > > Package amanda-backup-client is not installed. > > > > dpkg: error processing package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > > (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > > > > > > That seems to be the sum of it: remove the old and install the > > *backup-server*deb files only. > > > > The only amanda stuff was /usr/local/etc/amanda/DAILY copied from > > the old disk to preserve my system, and about 20 files of the old > > amanda install in /usr/local/lib/amanda, all dated from Jan 2017 so > > they aren't precious now. But all the old installs using amanda's > > own Makefile, simply overwrote them instead of having a litter of > > calves. > > > > Kittens, calves, or piglets ... package systems are more consistent > > and complain if they leave their room messy. Much more uptight ... > > but then they get the job done with less guesswork. > > > > So I nuked what I could find of the january 2017 install the at may > > have been copied to the new drive. Getting essentially the same > > message from > > > > dpkg -i *.deb > > > > WTH is wrong now? Your turn Chris. > > > > That's what it is: cleaning is good but the meta-files (a database > > of what's in your linux system) have conflicts in them. Clean up > > the old "amanda-client" (using dpkg or apt-get remove amanda-client) > > and you'll probably be in better shape to install the new again. > > > > A minimal client-only system is great ... but you need a server > > system it seems. One or the other, at least. > > Both, this machine gets backed up too. > > I ewnt thru a couple cycles ov apt remove, then apt autoremove. and > the server start to install, but it been stuck at: > > root@coyote:amanda$ dpkg -i > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > (Reading database ... 265705 files and directories currently > installed.) Preparing to unpack > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking amanda-backup-server (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... > Setting up amanda-backup-server (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... > for about 10 minutes now. > Make it 3+ hours , so I killed it with htop since a ctl+c didn't.
I might mess with it tomorrow, but this is obviously not ready for prime time yet. > > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > > > > Hope this helps out. > > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett > Cheers, Gene Heskett Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
