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Re: New AMANDA server cannot one reach old client. (hostname lookup failed with the wrong IP)

2006-03-13 16:06:47
Subject: Re: New AMANDA server cannot one reach old client. (hostname lookup failed with the wrong IP)
From: Matt Hyclak <hyclak AT math.ohiou DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:03:33 -0500 
On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 03:46:13PM -0500, Byarlay, Wayne A. enlightened us:
> I have a RHE4 machine with the standard AMANDA config, and then I copied
> over my amanda.conf file, disklist, and chg-conf file from the old
> AMANDA server.
> 
> Now, all the clients report OK, except one! Stupid old AIX! Amcheck
> says,
> 
> ERROR: stupid.server.edu [addr 555.555.555.555: hostname lookup failed]
> 
> Obviously I replace the true name & IP with fake names.
> 
> The IP is NOT CORRECT! Even in the /etc/hosts file, it has the correct
> IP for this stupid.server.
> 
> Any ideas on why amanda would think that stupid.server is the wrong IP?
> 

This is usually a reverse-DNS issue. What does 

host stupid.server.edu 

return?

Matt

-- 
Matt Hyclak
Department of Mathematics 
Department of Social Work
Ohio University
(740) 593-1263
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