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Re: dump to tape failed... but why?

2003-04-08 15:47:28
Subject: Re: dump to tape failed... but why?
From: a blob of green gelatin <jello AT lava DOT net>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 08:03:52 -1000 (HST)
On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Gene Heskett wrote:

> >taper: stream_accept: timeout after 120 seconds
> >dumper: stream_client: connect to 127.0.0.1.32810 failed:
> > Connection timed out
>
> Are you useing localhost as the client address?  Please use its
> FQDN, there are warnings about weird localhost problems aplenty in
> the archives.

Yup, that was the problem.  In my /etc/hosts file I just had the default
127.0.0.1       [hostname] localhost.localdomain localhost

I replaced the 127.0.0.1 with the IP address (and ensured the hostname was
FQDN) and sure enough it worked!

Thanks for the sharp eye!

Chris




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