Amanda-Users

Re: Problems with Sun Client 5.8- could not access /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0: Permission denied

2004-02-18 07:07:44
Subject: Re: Problems with Sun Client 5.8- could not access /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0: Permission denied
From: Bram Metsch <metsch AT iam.uni-bonn DOT de>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:05:44 +0100
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 06:53:34 -0500
todd zenker <todd.e.zenker.1 AT gsfc.nasa DOT gov> wrote:

> I've compiled amanda on SunOS 8 box
> ERROR!
> could not access  /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0: Permission denied
> 
> Give some ideas where to look
> I checked the following on client side
> - .amandahosts
> - /etc/services
> - /etc/inetd.conf
> 
> Not sure what else to look for.
> Any ideas
> 
> Thanks
> 

Hello Todd,

to what user and group does the device /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 belong?
The amanda user must have read access to this device. 
So put the amanda user in the group that owns this device and make sure
this group has got read permissions for it.

Bram.

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