On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Do-Risika RAFIEFERANTSIARONJY wrote:

You shoud upgrade to the last version of xinetd.

I had exactly the same problem before upgrading
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I try to run amanda client with xinetd instead of inetd.
> 
> But, running amcheck on the amanda server seems to crash the xinetd 
> process on the client, and to leave a process [amandad <defunct>]. After 
> that, amcheck from the server results 'selfcheck timed out'. However, 
> there is no problem with inetd.
> 
> I wonder if it is a problem with the triplet amanda2.4.2p2/xinetd/linux 
> kernel 2.4, because I use amanda2.4.2p2/xinetd with a kernel 2.2 without 
> problem ?
> 
> Has someone already experienced this ? and how to resolve ?
> 
> I put here below :
> 
> * my xinetd.conf contents,
> * the 2 processes xinetd and amandad defunct,
> * and the amandad.debug in /tmp/amanda (in which I do not notice any error).
> 
> I use Linux Debian woody, if it could interests.
> 
> 
> sokatra:~# cat /etc/xinetd.conf
> defaults
> {
>          log_type        = FILE /var/log/xinetd.log
>          log_on_success  = PID
>          log_on_failure  = HOST RECORD
> }
> 
> service amanda
> {
>          socket_type     = dgram
>          protocol        = udp
>          wait            = yes
>          user            = backup
>          group           = backup
>          groups          = yes
>          server          = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
>          only_from       = 192.168.11.1
>          flags           = IPv4
> }
> 
> sokatra:~#
> 
> 
> sokatra:~# ps auxw | egrep '(inet|amanda)'
> root      1814  0.0  0.7  2056  892 ?        S    12:21   0:00 
> /usr/sbin/xinetd -reuse
> backup    1818  0.0  0.0     0    0 ?        Z    12:22   0:00 [amandad 
> <defunct>]
> 
> 
> sokatra:~# cat /tmp/amanda/amandad.20021113122216.debug
> amandad: debug 1 pid 1818 ruid 34 euid 34 start time Wed Nov 13 12:22:16 
> 2002
> amandad: version 2.4.2p2
> amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2p2"
> amandad:        BUILT_DATE="Tue Apr 2 21:24:21 UTC 2002"
> amandad:        BUILT_MACH="Linux cyberhq 2.4.18pre2 #1 SMP Tue Jan 8 
> 18:13:43 PST 2002 i686 unknown"
> amandad:        CC="gcc"
> amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/sbin" sbindir="/usr/sbin"
> amandad:        libexecdir="/usr/lib/amanda" mandir="/usr/share/man"
> amandad:        AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda"
> amandad:        CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/"
> amandad:        RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/r" DUMP="/sbin/dump"
> amandad:        RESTORE="/sbin/restore" SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient"
> amandad:        GNUTAR="/bin/tar" COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip"
> amandad:        UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" 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="backup" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP
> amandad:        COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast"
> amandad:        COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc"
> got packet:
> --------
> Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 000-604D0608 SEQ 1037179339
> SECURITY USER backup
> SERVICE selfcheck
> OPTIONS ;
> GNUTAR /var/log 0 OPTIONS 
> |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar;
> GNUTAR /var/www 0 OPTIONS 
> |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar;
> GNUTAR /usr/local/bin 0 OPTIONS 
> |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar;
> GNUTAR /etc 0 OPTIONS 
> |;bsd-auth;compress-fast;index;exclude-list=/lib/amanda/exclude.gtar;
> --------
> 
> sending ack:
> ----
> Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-604D0608 SEQ 1037179339
> ----
> 
> bsd security: remote host parasy.backup.simicro.net user backup local 
> user backup
> amandahosts security check passed
> amandad: running service "/usr/lib/amanda/selfcheck"
> amandad: sending REP packet:
> ----
> Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 000-604D0608 SEQ 1037179339
> OPTIONS ;
> OK /var/log
> OK /var/www
> OK /usr/local/bin
> OK /etc
> OK /usr/lib/amanda/runtar executable
> OK /bin/tar executable
> OK /var/lib/amanda/amandates read/writable
> OK /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/. read/writable
> OK /bin/gzip executable
> OK /dev/null read/writable
> OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available.
> OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available.
> OK /var/lib has more than 64 KB available.
> ----
> 
> amandad: got packet:
> ----
> Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-604D0608 SEQ 1037179339
> ----
> 
> amandad: pid 1818 finish time Wed Nov 13 12:22:16 2002
> sokatra:~#
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 

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