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Re: amcheck error 2 (new one)

2003-12-05 09:58:09
Subject: Re: amcheck error 2 (new one)
From: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
To: Curtis Vaughan <curtis AT npc-usa DOT com>, amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 09:56:58 -0500
On Friday 05 December 2003 02:37, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
>Ok, I've got the other problems resolved, but now I get this error:
>
>Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>--------------------------------
>ERROR: localhost: [access as amanda not allowed from
>[email protected]] amandahostsauth failed
>
>Curtis Vaughan

Let me sing YAC of the refrain about NOT using localhost.  While it 
may work for backup, it will NOT work for recovery operations.  You 
MUST use the FQDN or an "alias of it" that IS contained in the 
/etc/host files of your machines.

*YAC... Yet Another Chorus

-- 
Cheers, Gene
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