On Sunday 14 November 2004 17:58, Michael J. Pawlowsky wrote:
>I upgraded my Fedora Core 2 machine to Fedora Core 3.
>This machine is the amanda server.
>First problem I had was that for whatever reason the FC3 CDs did not
>install amanda-server.
>Not a big problem but just thought that was weird.
>
>The real problem is now when doing an amcheck I get this error
> message:
>
>Amanda Tape Server Host Check
>-----------------------------
>Holding disk /pub/tmp: 22225800 KB disk space available, using
> 16982920 KB NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
>Tape mikeathome04 label ok
>Server check took 4.191 seconds
>
>Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>--------------------------------
>ERROR: localhost: [could not access /dev/root (/): Permission
> denied] Client check: 1 host checked in 10.034 seconds, 1 problem
> found
>
>(brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p3)
>
>
>The /dev/root device has permissions brw-------
>But I am not sure if I should be changing this.
>I don't remember having to before.
>
>
>Anyone know what I should do to fix this?
>
>Thanks,
>Mike

I don't even have a /dev/root on an FC2 box here.  This sounds like a 
disk label to me, and disk labels have always been a bit iffy IMO.  
What happens if you give it the real hardware address, something on 
the order of /dev/hdaX, where X is the partition number?

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