oh, and the incorrect IP is actually the host address; so it's thinking
that its own IP is that of the stupid.aix.client.

So I guess actually the "stupid" server is the amanda host... :(

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
[mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Byarlay, Wayne A.
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:45 PM
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: RE: New AMANDA server cannot one reach old client. (hostname
lookup failed with the wrong IP)

 Thanks all for your help, Did I mention that I'm somewhat newbie-ish
with *nix? Blush. Thanks, here are my responses...

1. I did not know about this "host" command. It yields the INCORRECT
information! 

2. I also did not know about nsswitch.conf. it says,


passwd:     files
shadow:     files
group:      files

#hosts:     db files nisplus nis dns
hosts:      files dns

# Example - obey only what nisplus tells us...
#services:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#networks:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#protocols:  nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#rpc:        nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#ethers:     nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#netmasks:   nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files     

bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files

ethers:     files
netmasks:   files
networks:   files
protocols:  files
rpc:        files
services:   files

netgroup:   files

publickey:  nisplus

automount:  files
aliases:    files nisplus

3. 

Stupid.aix.client can properly nslookup smart.amanda.server.

Do I need to switch that nsswitch.conf thing?

WAB

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
[mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Joshua Baker-LePain
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 4:08 PM
To: Matt Hyclak
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: New AMANDA server cannot one reach old client. (hostname
lookup failed with the wrong IP)

On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 at 4:03pm, Matt Hyclak wrote

> On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 03:46:13PM -0500, Byarlay, Wayne A.
enlightened us:
>> I have a RHE4 machine with the standard AMANDA config, and then I 
>> copied over my amanda.conf file, disklist, and chg-conf file from the

>> old AMANDA server.
>>
>> Now, all the clients report OK, except one! Stupid old AIX! Amcheck 
>> says,
>>
>> ERROR: stupid.server.edu [addr 555.555.555.555: hostname lookup 
>> failed]
>>
>> Obviously I replace the true name & IP with fake names.
>>
>> The IP is NOT CORRECT! Even in the /etc/hosts file, it has the 
>> correct IP for this stupid.server.
>>
>> Any ideas on why amanda would think that stupid.server is the wrong
IP?
>>
>
> This is usually a reverse-DNS issue. What does
>
> host stupid.server.edu
>
> return?

Also, can stupid.server do lookups of smart.amanda.server?

--
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University