> Hi to all,
> I have a problem with amanda.
>
>
> In december i've set-up amanda to backup the same machine that have the
> tape drive. Everything worked fine but today amcheck give me this error:
>
>
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
> Tape bkimmob01 label ok
> WARNING: tapecycle (20) <= runspercycle (20).
> Server check took 0.275 seconds
>
>
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> ERROR: auriga: [addr 172.30.2.195: hostname lookup failed]
> Client check: 1 host checked in 0.007 seconds, 1 problem found
>

Verify if you have a reverse DNS for this IP. You can test the reverse DNS
with :
dig -x 172.30.2.195

> (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p4)
>
>
> As you can see, the machine can resolve its hostname:
>
>
> [root@auriga local]# ping auriga
> PING auriga.manord.com (172.30.2.195) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from 172.30.2.195: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.043 ms
> 64 bytes from 172.30.2.195: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.058 ms
>
>
> --- auriga.manord.com ping statistics ---
> 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.043/0.050/0.058/0.010 ms, pipe 2
>
> --------------------------
>
>
> [root@auriga local]# nslookup
>
>> auriga
> Server:         172.30.2.128
> Address:        172.30.2.128#53
>
>
> Name:   auriga.manord.com
> Address: 172.30.2.195
>
>
> --------------------------
>
>
> i've tried to shutdown firewall, or restart xinetd, but nothing have
> changed.
>
> any help would be appreciated,
>
> Giovanni
>
>
> p.s. sorry for bad english.
>


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