Op ma 17-03-2003, om 22:57 schreef bao:
> xinetd[...]: execv( ../usr/libexec/amandad ) failed : Permission denied 
> (errno = 13)

Are the directory usr and libexec also accessible as amanda?
Can you try:
        su amanda -c /usr/libexec/amandad

This command should just sit there for about 30 seconds and
then exit (if you type something it exists immediately).
It also creates a file: /tmp/amanda/amandad.*DateTimeStamp*.debug
with the error message ("timeout" or "error receiving message").