Entry for backup server in client /etc/hosts fixed the problem...I had a brain 
hemorrhage for a moment.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rebecca Pakish Crum 
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 4:18 PM
To: Amanda Users (E-mail)
Subject: Backing up over different subnets, domains


Has anyone had to back up with amanda using different subnets, different 
domains? I'm getting errors, and I realize it's not amanda's problem...but I 
was wondering if anyone had any experience with it? I'm getting an 
amandad.xxx.debug file in /tmp/amanda on the client, so clearly the 
communication from the backup server to the client is running, but then I get a 
hostname lookup error, so what's actually failing? DNS? A firewall issue? 
Anyone have any clues?

Backup server is RH7.2 running amanda2.4.2p2, client is solaris 2.6 running 
amanda2.4.2p2 as well.
amandad.xxx.debug:
amandad: debug 1 pid 9243 ruid 1003 euid 1003 start time Tue Dec  3 14:45:22 
2002
amandad: version 2.4.2p2
amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2p2"
amandad:        BUILT_DATE="Tue Dec 3 10:50:50 CST 2002"
amandad:        BUILT_MACH="SunOS www 5.6 Generic_105181-21 sun4u sparc 
SUNW,Ultra-60"
amandad:        CC="gcc"
amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/local/bin" sbindir="/usr/local/sbin"
amandad:        libexecdir="/usr/local/libexec" mandir="/usr/local/man"
amandad:        AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda"
amandad:        CONFIG_DIR="/usr/local/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/dsk/"
amandad:        RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/rdsk/" DUMP="/usr/sbin/ufsdump"
amandad:        RESTORE="/usr/sbin/ufsrestore" GNUTAR="/usr/local/bin/tar"
amandad:        COMPRESS_PATH="/opt/OSE/bin/gzip"
amandad:        UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/opt/OSE/bin/gzip" MAILER="/bin/mailx"
amandad:        listed_incr_dir="/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists"
amandad: defs:  DEFAULT_SERVER="web.isymmetrics.com"
amandad:        DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="web.isymmetrics.com"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/rmt/0bn" 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"
got packet:
--------
Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 000-E0A70708 SEQ 1038949202
SECURITY USER amanda
SERVICE selfcheck
OPTIONS ;
GNUTAR / 0 OPTIONS 
|;bsd-auth;index;exclude-list=/usr/local/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar;
--------

sending ack:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-E0A70708 SEQ 1038949202
----

amandad: sending REP packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 000-E0A70708 SEQ 1038949202
ERROR [addr xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: hostname lookup failed]
----

amandad: got packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-E0A70708 SEQ 1038949202


Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Rebecca A. Crum  
Systems Administrator 
Unterberg & Associates, P.C. 
(219) 736-5579 ext. 184