Thanks Stefan,
Do you have an idea of what files I should check out ... At my amanda.conf
and my /root/.amandahosts I use FQDN ...
Regards,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <monitor AT oops.co DOT at>
To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: amrecover


> Hi, Fábio,
>
> on Donnerstag, 19. Februar 2004 at 19:55 you wrote to amanda-users:
>
> FMAC> I am trying to recover a backup and I get this error :
> FMAC> AMRECOVER Version 2.4.2p2. Contacting server on localhost ...
> FMAC> 220 servjns AMANDA index server (2.4.2p2) ready.
> FMAC> 500 Access not allowed: [access as amanda not allowed
> FMAC> from root@localhost] amandahostsauth failed
>
> FMAC> my /root/.amandahosts is:
>
> FMAC> mymachine.mydomain.com.br root,amanda
>
> FMAC> Someone could help me ?
>
> yes ...
>
> Don't use localhost ANYWHERE in your AMANDA-stuff ... it bites you, as
> you see now.
>
> Use real hostnames, please. (FQDN = fully qualified domain names)
>
> And second:
>
> You seem to run AMANDA as root - no good.
> configure --with-user=amanda, for example.
>
> (And, if you compile again, compile 2.4.4p2, not necessary, but
> recommended ...)
> -- 
> best regards,
> Stefan
>
> Stefan G. Weichinger
> mailto:monitor AT oops.co DOT at
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