Hi Paul,

Thanks for your reply.

Our version of Amanda is 2.4.3b3 - our samba version is 2.2.7
security-rollup-fix.

I am keeping RH7.2 updated via the RH network - my Amanda version is
remaining constant.

Is there a way of keeping Amanda up to date thru RHN.

Regards

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Bijnens [mailto:paul.bijnens AT xplanation DOT com]
> Sent: 01 May 2003 14:27
> To: Kevin Passey
> Subject: Re: Windows shares - Strange - Unknown parameter encountered:
> "host msdfs"
> 
> 
> Kevin Passey wrote:
> 
> >  I wonder if anybody can cast some light on this for me.
> >  
> >  All of a sudden we are getting this on our Windows Share Backups.
> >  
> >  /-- dilmom     //dilbert/ARDOCS lev 0 STRANGE
> >  sendbackup: start [dilmom://dilbert/ARDOCS level 0]
> >  sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/bin/smbclient
> >  sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/bin/smbclient -f... -
> >  sendbackup: info end
> >  ? Unknown parameter encountered: "host msdfs"
> >  ? Ignoring unknown parameter "host msdfs"
> >  | tar: dumped 17 files and directories
> >  | Total bytes written: 1344512
> >  sendbackup: size 1313
> >  sendbackup: end
> >  \--------
> >  
> >  What does it mean - is samba wrong?
> >  
> >  
> >
> 
> msdfs is a feature in Samba 3 or Samba-NG.
> The smbclient program issued by amanda finds this directive 
> in smb.conf
> and indicates it does know that parameter.
> Who put it there? Did someone upgrade to Samba 3?
> Is the smbclient program invoked by Amanda soem 2.xx version?
> 
> 
>