Re: [Fwd: Amanda 2.4.4 and Samba 3.0.0 problems]

Hi Matthew,

The latest amanda snapshot from http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~martinea/amanda
should work with an unpatched samba 3.0.0.

Jean-Louis

On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 09:02:10AM +0000, Matthew Claridge wrote:
> ok, I solved the initial problem below - the latest Amanda rpms that 
> come with RedHat aren't compiled with Samba support! I downloaded an 
> alternative set and all is fine....well, not all - I get the following 
> error when running amdump:
> 
> FAILED [no backup size line]
> 
> Is this the incompatibility between Amanda and Samba 3 that was 
> mentioned? If so, is there a way around it (short of recompiling Samba 
> with someone's patch - I want to stick to RPMs on this particular 
> server) or should I ditch Samba 3 and download some shiny Samba 2.2 rpms?
> 
> cheers
> Matt
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:      Amanda 2.4.4 and Samba 3.0.0 problems
> Date:         30 Oct 2003 11:19:23 +0000
> From:         Matthew Claridge <mclaridge AT rwa-net.co DOT uk>
> Organization:         RWA Limited
> To:   amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Hoping someone can put their finger on a little problem I have....I've 
> searched the archive but haven't found anything relevant....
> 
> I've been running Amanda 2.4.2 on a server with Samba 2.2.7 and have 
> been backing up Linux and Windows shares using these for a while now.
> 
> Having bought a new server and installed the latest version of RedHat, 
> I'm faced with running Amanda 2.4.4 and Samba 3.0.0. I've maintained 
> both the Amanda and Samba configurations as identical to the old server, 
> however Amanda now complains when trying to connect to the windows shares.
> 
> These are the entries in the disklist file and the dumptypes section 
> from my amanda.conf:
> 
> mickey /etc comp-client-tar
> mickey /var comp-client-tar
> mickey //saturn/Apps comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Business comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Docs comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/NetData comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/NetTemp comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Office comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Procedur comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Profiles comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/wwwscripts comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/wwwroot comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Gordano comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/GoldMine comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/Homedirs comp-server-tar
> mickey //saturn/mssql comp-server-tar
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> define dumptype root-tar {
>   global
>   program "GNUTAR"
>   comment "root partitions dumped with tar"
>   compress none
>   index yes
>   priority low
> }
> 
> define dumptype user-tar {
>   root-tar
>   comment "user partitions dumped with tar"
>   priority medium
> }
> 
> define dumptype comp-client-tar {
>   user-tar
>   comment "Client compression"
>   compress client fast
> }
> 
> define dumptype comp-server-tar {
>   user-tar
>   comment "Server compression"
>   compress server fast
> }
> 
> ==========================================
> 
> and this is the result of running amcheck:
> 
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/mssql]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Homedirs]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/GoldMine]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Gordano]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/wwwroot]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/wwwscripts]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Profiles]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Procedur]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Office]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/NetTemp]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/NetData]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Docs]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Business]
> ERROR: mickey [This client is not configured for samba: //saturn/Apps]
> ERROR: mickey [SMBCLIENT program not available]
> Client check: 3 hosts checked in 10.104 seconds, 15 problems found
> 
> ==========================================================
> 
> I have the relevant amandapass entry and if I use smbclient manually 
> (smbclient //saturn/Apps for example) it connects fine. What I can't 
> work out is if this is an Amanda problem or a Samba one....
> 
> My samba configuration is very simple:
> 
> [global]
>  workgroup = RWA
>  server string = MICKEY
>  log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>  max log size = 50
>  security = domain
>  password server = SATURN
>  encrypt passwords = yes
>  socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>  local master = no
>  dns proxy = no
>  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>  map archive = no
> ===========================================
> 
> anyone have any ideas whats going on?
> 
> thanks in advance for any help ;o)
> 
> cheers
> Matt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> *Matthew Claridge*
> Product Support Engineer
> RWA Limited
> Direct line: 02920 815 054
> Email: mclaridge AT rwa-net.co DOT uk
> Web: www.rwa-net.co.uk
> 

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