In another thread, it was suggested to look at

/tmp/amanda/amandad*.debug
and
/tmp/amanda/amcheck*.debug:

"'amanda' in the SSH lines is your host's name.  The START lines indicate
xinetd is starting amandad, so you should look in
/tmp/amanda/amandad*.debug and /tmp/amanda/amcheck*.debug.   They're
date+time stamped files."

On my installation (CentOS, an RHEL clone), the files are

/var/log/amanda/amandad.20060330195242000.debug
which is as follows:


[amanda@amanda amanda]$ more amandad.20060330195242000.debug
amandad: debug 1 pid 25596 ruid 33 euid 33: start at Thu Mar 30 19:52:42 2006
amandad: version 2.4.4p3
amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.4p3"
amandad:        BUILT_DATE="Mon Feb 21 10:54:56 CST 2005"
amandad:        BUILT_MACH="Linux build1.hughesjr.centos.org 2.6.9-5.0.3.ELsmp
#1 SMP Sat Feb 19 19:38:02 CST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux"
amandad:        CC="gcc"
amandad:        CONFIGURE_COMMAND="'./configure' '--build=i686-redhat-linux-gnu
' '--host=i686-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-pr
efix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr
/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '
--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib/amanda' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '-
-sharedstatedir=/usr/com' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info'
 '--enable-shared' '--with-index-server=localhost' '--with-gnutar-listdir=/var/
lib/amanda/gnutar-lists' '--with-smbclient=/usr/bin/smbclient' '--with-amandaho
sts' '--with-user=amanda' '--with-group=disk' '--with-tmpdir=/var/log/amanda' '
--with-gnutar=/bin/tar'"
amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/bin" sbindir="/usr/sbin"
amandad:        libexecdir="/usr/lib/amanda" mandir="/usr/share/man"
amandad:        AMANDA_TMPDIR="/var/log/amanda"
amandad:        AMANDA_DBGDIR="/var/log/amanda" CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda"
amandad:        DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/" DUMP="/sbin/dump"
amandad:        RESTORE="/sbin/restore" VDUMP=UNDEF VRESTORE=UNDEF
amandad:        XFSDUMP=UNDEF XFSRESTORE=UNDEF VXDUMP=UNDEF VXRESTORE=UNDEF
amandad:        SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient" GNUTAR="/bin/tar"
amandad:        COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip"
amandad:        LPRCMD="/usr/bin/lpr" MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail"
amandad:        listed_incr_dir="/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists"
amandad: defs:  DEFAULT_SERVER="localhost" DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="localhost"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/null" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM
amandad:        LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE
amandad:        AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS
amandad:        CLIENT_LOGIN="amanda" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP
amandad:        COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast"
amandad:        COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc"
amandad: time 0.001: got packet:
--------
Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 002-1835BB09 SEQ 1143766374
SECURITY USER amanda
SERVICE selfcheck
OPTIONS features=fffffeff9ffe0f;maxdumps=1;hostname=amanda;
GNUTAR /var/lib/amanda/  0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=
/etc/amanda/Daily/exclude.gtar;
GNUTAR /etc/amanda/Daily  0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list
=/etc/amanda/Daily/exclude.gtar;
GNUTAR /etc  0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=/etc/amanda/
Daily/exclude.gtar;
--------

amandad: time 0.001: sending ack:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 002-1835BB09 SEQ 1143766374
----

amandad: time 0.002: bsd security: remote host amanda.gc.cuny.edu user amanda l
ocal user amanda
amandad: time 0.003: amandahosts security check passed
amandad: time 0.003: running service "/usr/lib/amanda/selfcheck"
amandad: time 0.059: sending REP packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 002-1835BB09 SEQ 1143766374
OPTIONS features=fffffeff9ffe0f;
OK /var/lib/amanda/
OK /var/lib/amanda/
OK /var/lib/amanda/
OK /etc/amanda/Daily
OK /etc/amanda/Daily
OK /etc/amanda/Daily
OK /etc
OK /etc
OK /etc
OK /usr/lib/amanda/runtar executable
OK /bin/tar executable
OK /etc/amandates read/writable
OK /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/. read/writable
OK /bin/gzip executable
OK /dev/null read/writable
OK /var/log/amanda has more than 64 KB available.
OK /var/log/amanda has more than 64 KB available.
OK /etc has more than 64 KB available.
----

amandad: time 0.060: got packet:
----
Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 002-1835BB09 SEQ 1143766374
----

amandad: time 0.060: pid 25596 finish time Thu Mar 30 19:52:42 2006
[amanda@amanda amanda]$ 

and


[amanda@amanda amanda]$ more amcheck.20060330195242.debug
amcheck: debug 1 pid 25588 ruid 33 euid 0: start at Thu Mar 30 19:52:42 2006
amcheck: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.846
changer: got exit: 0 str: 19 30 1
changer_query: changer return was 30 1
changer_query: searchable = 0
changer_find: looking for Daily019 changer is searchable = 0
changer: got exit: 0 str: 19 /dev/nst0
amcheck: pid 25588 finish time Thu Mar 30 19:53:17 2006