Amanda-Users

Re: The Million Dollar amcheck Question (host down)

2003-03-14 13:08:31
Subject: Re: The Million Dollar amcheck Question (host down)
From: Gene Heskett <gene_heskett AT iolinc DOT net>
To: "ljrsnn" <ljrsnn AT yahoo DOT com>, amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:20:25 -0500
On Fri March 14 2003 10:02, ljrsnn wrote:
>Hi folks!
>I know this question is asked a lot, and I've looked
>through various
>solutions, and the FAQ but can't seem to solve my
>problem. (I'm trying to run this on Linux)
>When I run amcheck, I get the following error:
>
>Amanda Tape Server Host Check
>-----------------------------
>Holding disk /usr/local/etc/amanda/Test/dumps: 692120
>KB disk space
>available, that's plenty
>NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
>Tape Test02 label ok
>Server check took 3.230 seconds
>
>Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>--------------------------------
>WARNING: snitch: selfcheck request timed out.  Host
>down?
>Client check: 1 host checked in 30.024 seconds, 1
>problem found
>
>(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4)
>
>-This creates an amcheck.*.debug file with the
>appropriate timestamp,
>and this file is as follows:
>
>amcheck: debug 1 pid 3264 ruid 0 euid 0: start at Thu
>Mar 13 16:33:09
>2003
>amcheck: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.981

mmm, did you specify the actual ip adddress of the server in the 
configuration?  Using localhost will bite you eventually, use 
addresses and FQDN's throughout.

And do you have .amandahosts properly setup, see the docs.

>amcheck: pid 3264 finish time Thu Mar 13 16:33:39 2003
>
>-However, NO amandad.*.debug file is created. (using ls -
>lu /usr/local/libexec/amandad, the file is not being accessed when
>amcheck is run)
>Please note that I am using xinetd instead of inetd.
>In /etc/xindetd.d , I have the amanda,amidxtape and
>amindexd files as
>respectively:
>
># default: off
># description: Part of Amanda server package
>
>service amanda {
>        disable         = no
>        socket_type     = dgram
>        protocol        = udp
>        wait            = yes
>        user            = root
>        group           = disk
>        server          = /usr/local/libexec/amandad
>}
>amidxtape:
># Converted by Linux-Mandrake_inetdconvert
>service amidxtape
>{
>        socket_type             = stream
>        protocol                = tcp
>        wait                    = yes
>        user                    = root
>        server                  =
>/usr/local/libexec/amidxtaped
>        server_args             = amidxtaped
>        disable                 = no
>}
>amindexd:
># Converted by Linux-Mandrake_inetdconvert
>service amindexd
>{
> socket_type    = stream
> protocol      = tcp
> wait   = yes
> user   = root
> server   = /usr/local/libexec/amindexd
> server_args    = amindexd
> disable       = no
>}
>
>This being said, I've also checked my firewalling, and the
>tcpwrappers, and these seem to have no effect.
>I've also tried restarting xinetd, and I made sure that amanda
> shows up in ntsysv.
>Can someone PLEASE give me a hand with this?
>Thanks so much!
>
>Lauren Bridges
>lauren.bridges AT cedara DOT com
>___________________________
>Lauren Bridges
>Development Tools Analyst, ACE
>Cedara Software Corp.
>(905) 672-2101 X 1464
>
>
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