hello again!

i got the samba working so i can talk with the ms box.  now i'm trying
to get the amanda win32 working to try and backup the system.  i am
connecting to the MS box but i am getting an error that i can't seem to
figure out when i'm running amcheck.


-bash-2.05b$ /usr/sbin/amcheck DailySet1
Amanda Tape Server Host Check
-----------------------------
Holding disk /var/tmp: 28918452 KB disk space available, that's plenty
amcheck-server: slot 4: date 20031205 label DailySet103 (exact label
match)
NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
Tape DailySet103 label ok
Server check took 0.320 seconds
 
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
ERROR: NAK hccdevelop03: execute access to
"/usr/amanda/libexec/selfcheck" denied
Client check: 2 hosts checked in 0.135 seconds, 1 problem found

the directory setup on the MS machine does not contain anything called
selfcheck.  do i need this here or should it be running from my linux
machine?  also, on my MS maching i do not have a folder under usr called
lib.  again is this a problem. 

Thanks for all the help.  I'm just getting started with this and i tend
to get stuck A LOT!!!

jess



On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 17:33, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 22 December 2003 15:52, jessica blackburn wrote:
> >Hello!
> >
> >I'm trying to back up an NT file system using a Linux file system. 
> > I currently run amanda on my linux machine, however, i'm having
> > numerous problems attempting to get the nt systems backed-up.  i've
> > tried both the amanda win32 and the samba and cannot get either to
> > work.  using samba i am able to look at the linux machine from the
> > nt machine but i've been unsuccessful the other way.  when using
> > the win32 i am getting the error host down and 1 problem found.
> >
> >any recommendations on which approach to take and how best to tackle
> >this?
> >
> >any and all help is greatly appreciated!!
> >
> >thanks!
> >
> >jess
> >
> >Hirzel Canning Company
> >Northwood, OH
> >jblackburn AT hirzel DOT com
> 
> I take it that you are not aware that the NT filesystem is rated read 
> only by the linux drivers?  I do not know if thats because its such a 
> moving target, or if doing the correct write things requires using 
> something patented by M$.
> 
> However, I'd investigate the latest cifs, aka samba stuff, and see if 
> a bridge could be built using it.  Make sure you are using the latest 
> cifs release on the NT box, and the latest samba 3.0something on the 
> amanda server.  That might have a chance of working.
> 
> There is also another group whose name escapes me ATM, who have had 
> some success getting amanda as a client to work on windows boxes, so 
> you might want to investigate that route too.