Hi,

> It appears you have set up an amanda server and several external
> client systems.  Have you also done the client part of an install
> on the server?  It does have to be done because when backing up
> itself, the server responds as a client.
What do you mean with 'client part'? When i install amanda on a client, i do a 
./configure --without-server, on the server i do only ./configure (with user 
and so) so i thought, without parameters like '--without-server' or 
'--without-client' both client and server will be installed. Isn' it?!

> As the messages says selfcheck reported the error, have you
> looked into the selfcheck debug file, normally in /tmp/amanda,
> and checked if it has more detail on the error?

The amcheck debug file says:
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amcheck: debug 1 pid 28364 ruid 87 euid 0: start at Thu Nov  6 16:41:58 2003
amcheck: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.658
amcheck: pid 28364 finish time Thu Nov  6 16:42:28 2003
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Nice greetings
Christoph