Re: Can't open exclude file ???

Hi,

Amanda will always give an error if it can't access the exclude file unless
it's a ENOENT (no such file) with the optional option.

It's a configuration mistake, you told amanda to use a file and it can't
check if the file exist.

first solution: Change your DLE for this disk to remove the exclude command.

second solution: Make sure amanda can access the
                 /usr/local/home/mds/mail directory.

Jean-Louis


On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:52:41AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote:
> * Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com> [2004:01:28:10:28:28-0500] scribed:
> > On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 09:07:34AM -0600, Michael D Schleif wrote:
> <snip />
> 
> > > Now, since this addition, I get this:
> > > 
> > >    # sudo -u backup amcheck DailySet1 -cltw
> > >    Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> > >    -----------------------------
> > >    Holding disk /space: 3704388 KB disk space available, using 3704388 KB
> > >    Tape backup.015 is writable
> > >    Tape backup.015 label ok
> > >    Server check took 39.313 seconds
> > > 
> > >    Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> > >    --------------------------------
> > >    ERROR: bragi.private.network: [Can't open exclude file 
> > > '/usr/local/home/mds/mail/.amanda.excludes': Permission denied]
> > >    Client check: 2 hosts checked in 7.134 seconds, 1 problem found
> > > 
> > >    (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p1)
> <snip />
> 
> > Check the permissions on the mail directory, or possibly - but unlikely,
> > the directories above it.
> > 
> > IIRC, amcheck does not run with the same root permissions as amdump.
> > Thus it may not be able to get to the excluce file during an amcheck.
> 
> Ironically, I do _not_ need any exclude file for this DLE.  Initially, I
> did not have any exclude file, and amcheck issued the _same_ error.
> Then, I touched an empty exclude file, resulting in the same error.  For
> my original post, I included two temporary directories in the exclude
> file.
> 
> Regarding perms:
> 
>    # ls -adl /usr
>    drwxr-xr-x   16 root     root         4096 Oct  6 14:15 /usr
> 
>    # ls -adl /usr/local/home 
>    drwxrwsr-x    7 root     staff        4096 Jan 16 21:17 /usr/local/home
> 
>    # ls -adl /usr/local/home/mds
>    drwxr-xr-x   44 mds      mds          8192 Jan 28 09:07 /usr/local/home/mds
> 
>    # ls -adl /usr/local/home/mds/mail
>    drwx------   19 mds      mds          4096 Jan 28 01:00 
> /usr/local/home/mds/mail
> 
> Else?
> 
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> 
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