RE: RALUS for Linux - authentication failing
On Thursday 26 July 2007 12:18:52 pm John Nielsen wrote: > I'm trying to get the latest Linux remote agent for Backup Exec to run on a > FreeBSD-amd64 machine. The exact version is RALUS-11d.7170.2, although I > suspect any 10.0 - 11d version would be the same. > > After trying a few things (including installing on a real Linux host) I was > able to identify and extract the files containing the two rpm's that are > actually installed. I ran those through rpm2cpio and got a simple directory > layout. I duplicated the directory structure and config file from the Linux > host and ran the main executable. (The init script tries (and fails, even > after I fixed all the hardcoded paths) to do some housekeeping, but none of > it is necessary for the thing to actually run.) > > The executable seems to run okay and the host even shows up as a Unix > target on the (Windows) Backup Exec server, but I'm unable to authenticate, > preventing me from doing any backups. I've used the agent on other Linux > and Solaris hosts successfully, and it generally just takes the OS root (or > other user in the beoper group) password, without a need to set any > ralus-specific passwords anywhere. > > Has anyone else gotten this to work on FreeBSD? If not, can anyone tell me > (or speculate) what method the agent uses / might use to authenticate > users? > > I was able to enable logging, so I know it sees the login attempt but it > can't verify the password: > > 18006 Thu Jul 26 11:51:16 2007 : LogonUser failed for user: root because > LogonUser: The input password does not match the OS password I ended up going with the "legacy" agent for Linux for now. The install script actually ran okay except for installing the startup script (which I had to edit anyway), and the agent seems to be running fine. It uses its own password and authentication so I didn't have the problem I did with the modern RALUS. I'm still open to any input but I probably won't be spending more time on getting the modern agent working if I don't have any new ideas. Thanks, ~~~ Hi John, Do you know the difference between the legacy and new one in term of functionalities ? Also, is the legacy agent an option during the installation of ralus ? I don't remember having that option in backup exec 10 Regards ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: RALUS for Linux - authentication failing
On Thursday 26 July 2007 12:18:52 pm John Nielsen wrote: > I'm trying to get the latest Linux remote agent for Backup Exec to run on a > FreeBSD-amd64 machine. The exact version is RALUS-11d.7170.2, although I > suspect any 10.0 - 11d version would be the same. > > After trying a few things (including installing on a real Linux host) I was > able to identify and extract the files containing the two rpm's that are > actually installed. I ran those through rpm2cpio and got a simple directory > layout. I duplicated the directory structure and config file from the Linux > host and ran the main executable. (The init script tries (and fails, even > after I fixed all the hardcoded paths) to do some housekeeping, but none of > it is necessary for the thing to actually run.) > > The executable seems to run okay and the host even shows up as a Unix > target on the (Windows) Backup Exec server, but I'm unable to authenticate, > preventing me from doing any backups. I've used the agent on other Linux > and Solaris hosts successfully, and it generally just takes the OS root (or > other user in the beoper group) password, without a need to set any > ralus-specific passwords anywhere. > > Has anyone else gotten this to work on FreeBSD? If not, can anyone tell me > (or speculate) what method the agent uses / might use to authenticate > users? > > I was able to enable logging, so I know it sees the login attempt but it > can't verify the password: > > 18006 Thu Jul 26 11:51:16 2007 : LogonUser failed for user: root because > LogonUser: The input password does not match the OS password I ended up going with the "legacy" agent for Linux for now. The install script actually ran okay except for installing the startup script (which I had to edit anyway), and the agent seems to be running fine. It uses its own password and authentication so I didn't have the problem I did with the modern RALUS. I'm still open to any input but I probably won't be spending more time on getting the modern agent working if I don't have any new ideas. Thanks, JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: RALUS for Linux - authentication failing
On Thursday 26 July 2007 03:08:55 pm Jonathan Horne wrote: > are you sure that all the executables are all running correctly? for my > veritas netbackup agent, 'ldd' revealed that i was missing some older .so > files, which once i took care of those, the whole thing ran like clockwork > for me. The only executable that needs to run AFAICT is "beremote", and I see in its log output where it is contacting the backup server and attempting to process login attempts. I also see a list of libraries in its startup output, some of which it says were loaded and many of which "could not be loaded". However all of the library names begin "libbe" (backup exec, I assume), and the ones that are loading are present in the ralus directory. file(1) identifies beremote as a dynamically linked Linux ELF executable, but ldd(1) can't read it. I don't appear to have a Linux ldd program installed, would that help? Thanks for the input. JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: RALUS for Linux - authentication failing
are you sure that all the executables are all running correctly? for my veritas netbackup agent, 'ldd' revealed that i was missing some older .so files, which once i took care of those, the whole thing ran like clockwork for me. -- Jonathan Horne http://dfwlpiki.dfwlp.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
