On Thursday 28 November 2002 09:56, Mozzi wrote:
>Hallo all
>
>I installed amanda and I backup with it daily.
>Evereything looks just wonderfull.
>
>a week or so ago I had to cut over to a new mailserver(more
> powerfull) but now when I tried to get amanda back up it is just
> not happening!!! I did not change a single thing on the tapehost
> and I still use exactly the same hostname/ip
>
>Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>--------------------------------
>WARNING: ****.lantic.net: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
>Client check: 6 hosts checked in 29.952 seconds, 1 problem found
>
>(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.3)
>
>I have searched the FOM and ran all the tests they mentioned
> there, I just don't get it
>
>Mozzi

I think we need a bit more info, like vendor, os & kernel revision.

If its a  nice & shiney new, might it be an os that uses xinetd 
instead of inetd?

And do you have the .amandahosts file properly configured?

But those are just SWAG's. :-)

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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