On Thursday 09 May 2019 08:20:11 pm Chris Hassell wrote: > That's pretty bonkers. There's nothing in the setup that I know of > that's been changed. Never happened to me. > > Try a "pstree -phul" to see if you can find wth it was trying to do. > Did htop show something spinning ... or a specific process going nuts? > Let me clarify, the processs's were there, doing nothing, and using zero cpu. And took a #9 sigkill to stop them.
> On 5/9/19 4:50 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > 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/a6d45701283ff745c5ea6b44c461817e1288a > >>>5. 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 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>
