Amanda-Users

Re: Amanda Client

2004-09-28 17:44:44
Subject: Re: Amanda Client
From: Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net>
To: <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:41:06 -0500
Yes Winderz is evil!!! I run a Mac powerbook and ibook myself and converted
the other admins in my office to get one for there use as well... My goal of
world domination is 1 step closer...


> From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
> Organization: Organization: None, detectable by casual observers
> Reply-To: <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:37:39 -0400
> To: Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net>
> Cc: Matthias Andree <ma AT dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund DOT de>,
> "amanda-users AT amanda DOT org" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
> Subject: Re: Amanda Client
> 
> On Tuesday 28 September 2004 17:33, Jason Miller wrote:
>> Yes you can rest assured I will stay part of this group and help out
>> where I can. It has been a serious learning curve for me going from
>> my M$ tainted background to straight *nux. Have converted most of
>> our servers running windows to a *nix OS and have since stopped
>> working as much... LOL
>> 
>> Jason Miller
> 
> Kind of nice to have some time off, not having to worry about the
> latest winderz viri isn't it?
> 
>>> From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
>>> Organization: Organization: None, detectable by casual observers
>>> Reply-To: <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
>>> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:31:28 -0400
>>> To: Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net>
>>> Cc: Matthias Andree <ma AT dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund DOT de>,
>>> "amanda-users AT amanda DOT org" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
>>> Subject: Re: Amanda Client
>>> 
>>> On Tuesday 28 September 2004 16:18, Jason Miller wrote:
>>>> Ok I got it, I was making it way too hard again. Re-read the
>>>> manual's triple checked the configs, folders, permissions and
>>>> rebooted the server and everything is working now. Figured out
>>>> there was two things incorrect in my setup and they were. FreeBSD
>>>> has to have operator:operator not amanda:disk for permissions
>>>> over the amanda client to allow it to properly read so I redid
>>>> the port with the default permissions and just set the server and
>>>> it worked right off the bat after doing the second part. Found a
>>>> write up showing me there are some directories and files that are
>>>> not created using the port as well that I had to make and set
>>>> permissions on. So for those that have a problem with it here is
>>>> the link for FreeBSD 4.9 port install write up and how to fix it.
>>>> 
>>>> Http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports-bugs/2003-Novemb
>>>> er/ 018025.html
>>> 
>>> Glad you got it going Jason.  Now, could you stick around and
>>> tutor the next BSD'er that needs help?
>>> 
>>>> Jason
>>>> 
>>>>> From: Matthias Andree <ma AT dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund DOT de>
>>>>> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:27:08 +0200
>>>>> To: Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net>
>>>>> Cc: Matthias Andree <ma AT dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund DOT de>,
>>>>> "amanda-users AT amanda DOT org" <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Amanda Client
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jason Miller <jwm AT interlinc DOT net> writes:
>>>>>> The below is exactly what is in my xinetd.conf and I have added
>>>>>> amanda to it to my hosts.allow and to insure everything is good
>>>>>> to go I went as far as rebooting the machine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Running amcheck with -c on the server might be another, more
>>>>> lightweight way to check if the client is fine.
>>>>> 
>>>>> BTW, I just remembered that amanda also needs its own access
>>>>> control file configured, so you'd also do (this is sh syntax not
>>>>> csh if in doubt):
>>>>> 
>>>>> echo "bigstore.example.org amanda" >~operator/.amandahosts
>>>>> 
>>>>> replace bigstore.example.org by the server's hostname. Depending
>>>>> on the DNS setup, you may need to do this as well:
>>>>> 
>>>>> echo "bigstore amanda" >>~operator/.amandahosts
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Matthias Andree
>>>>> 
>>>>> Encrypted mail welcome: my GnuPG key ID is 0x052E7D95 (PGP/MIME
>>>>> preferred)
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Cheers, Gene
>>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>>>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>>> 99.26% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
>>> Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message
>>> by Gene Heskett are:
>>> Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers, Gene
> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> 99.26% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
> Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message
> by Gene Heskett are:
> Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.


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