This is probably a FAQ, but the FAQ-o-Matic (at
http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/295.html nor
http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/13.html) doesn't cover
it... so here goes.

I'm trying to do amdump or amcheck but anytime I do, I get this in my
log:

-------------------------------------------------------------------
ERROR planner Request to localhost timed out.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Localhost has its inetd.conf and services modified correctly by the
client setup script, as evidenced by telnetting to localhost:10080 &
pressing "ENTER", output follows:

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amanda@cutebox:/var/log/amanda/Daily# telnet localhost 10080
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
 
Amanda 2.4 NAK HANDLE  SEQ 0
ERROR expected "Amanda", got ""
Connection closed by foreign host.
-------------------------------------------------------------------

So I'm confused. What would cause amdump to get a timeout trying to do a
planner request? Does it mean somehow a planner executable isn't
available to the daemon process?

Any pointers appreciated.

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pv
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