Gene Heskett wrote:

Yes, Vicki. I haven't had to deal with that here, but perhaps someone else has rigged an ssh script to wrap amanda up in?

You might consider shooting the co-worker :) Better yet, offload the problem onto the one that caused it by telling him there will be no backups of that server until he cuts a hole in things so amanda can continue to do her job. Point out how valuable the info on the server is & all that rot...

Vicki