On Tuesday 28 September 2004 13:47, Jason Miller wrote:
>Ok I just setup a new server to test the port for amanda-client and
> I am getting the same problem as my production box. I also
> installed the port for xinetd to see if I could get it to work
> using it.

Hi Jason;

How are the file(s) for that setup in the /etc/xinetd.d dir?

Granted, this is linux, but on my client machine its just one file 
whose name isn't critical but is named amanda for some strange 
reason.  Its contents are:
--------------
# default = off
#
# description: Part of the Amanda server package
# This is the list of daemons & such it needs
service amanda
{
        disable = no
        socket_type     = dgram
        protocol        = udp
        wait            = yes
        user            = amanda
        group           = disk
        groups          = yes
        server          = /usr/local/libexec/amandad
}
service amandaidx
{
        disable = no
        socket_type     = stream
        protocol        = tcp
        wait            = no
        user            = amanda
        group           = disk
        groups          = yes
        server          = /usr/local/libexec/amindexd
}
service amidxtape
{
        disable = no
        socket_type     = stream
        protocol        = tcp
        wait            = no
        user            = amanda
        group           = disk
        groups          = yes
        server          = /usr/local/libexec/amidxtaped
}
---------------

I'm not saying at has to be identical, paths to the executables should 
be made accurate for instance, but thats the general idea.  This 
could also be made into individual files starting with the keyword 
service, and ending at the closing }.  xinetd doesn't care.

And don't forget that amanda needs to be configured and built as an 
unpriviledged user, but must be installed by root. Forgetting that 
leads to all sorts of permissions problems.  This unpriviledged user 
should be a member of group disk or some similarly high priority 
group.

> It is a no-go, has anyone setup the amanda-client from 
> port on a FreeBSD 4.9 box? If so could you point me in the right
> direction where to start after following the online docs on
> amanda's site? A very stupid question is do I have to install the
> server to get just a client to work? It does not seem I would have
> to since I am just wanting a client on this box to backup to my
> server but thought I would just ask since everyone on this user
> board is more fluent with this product then I am.
>
>Seriously appreciate all the help
>
>Jason
>

There really should be someone here using it on a BSD system, so if 
they will speak up, I'd imagine their advice will be more accurate 
than mine.

>> From: Matthias Andree <ma AT dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund DOT de>
>> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:58:37 +0200
>> To: Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net>
>> Cc: "amanda-users AT amanda DOT org" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
>> Subject: Re: Amanda Client
>>
>> Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net> writes:
>>> Got a very stupid question, I am trying to setup amanda client on
>>> a FreeBSD 4.9 server and I am getting the following error.
>>> dgram_recv: recvfrom() failed: Socket operation on non-socket
>>>
>>> Has anyone had experience with this? I am using ucspi-tcp instead
>>> of inetd or xinetd.
>>
>> ucspi-tcp does not provide datagram sockets, but stream sockets.
>>
>> If you want something similar to ucspi-tcp to launch amandad,
>> check the ipsvd package which has a "udpsvd" program.
>> http://smarden.org/ipsvd/ - BTW, it has the additional advantage
>> of being open source, in contrast to DJB's expiring proprietary
>> free-use license, and is, again in contrast to ucspi-tcp, actively
>> maintained.
>>
>> --
>> Matthias Andree
>>
>> Encrypted mail welcome: my GnuPG key ID is 0x052E7D95 (PGP/MIME
>> preferred)

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