> # pwd
> /
>
> # ls -l
> drwxrwxr-x   10 amanda   root         4096 Feb  5 00:30 backup
>
> # cd backup/
> # pwd
> /backup
>
> # ls -l
> drwxrwx---    4 root     root         4096 Oct 23 12:26 windows
>
> > PS. to avoid complaints about cruft concerning the lost+found
> > directory, make a subdir on that disk (/disk/amandahold/TheConfig)
> > and specify that subdir as holdingdisk directory in amanda.conf.
>

Finally caught the culprit: 1) Changed group permissions for backup
directory to
'disk' 2) Changed permissions for 'windows' directory to 'amanda.disk'

Now amflush runs fine.

Thanks a lot group for assisting me in finding solution to this problem!

Rohit