On Mon, 19 May 2003 at 7:48pm, Mats Blomstrand wrote

>  # cat error-disklist
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom {
>   normal_backup
>   exclude file "/usr/local/amanda/etc/normal/exclude-file_home_blom"
> } 1
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/05 normal_backup 1
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/Mail normal_backup 1
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/.ssh normal_backup 1
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/02 normal_backup 1
> bergelmer.thn.htu.se /home/blom/.netscape normal_backup 1
>  # 
> 
> For every directory i list i get this when running 'amcheck'
> 
> ERROR: bergelmer.thn.htu.se: [could not access /home/blom/05 \
> (/home/blom/05): Permission denied]

When you run amdump, amanda runs tar via the setuid root 'runtar' wrapper.  
During amcheck, all processes are run as the amanda user.  So, if the 
amanda user can't cd into /home/blom, you'll get those erros.  The backup 
will probably still work...

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University