On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 11:07:29AM +0200, Paul Bijnens wrote:
> Strange.
> Is /var/backup a local filesystem?  Or mounted via NFS?
> 
> Is the user "backup" defined in the local password file or via yp/ldap?

Both are local, filesystem and user.

> Is the DNS consistently giving back the same hostname? 
> ("linuxbackup2.smarterlinux.com", always FQDN too?)
> 
> Has one of the hosts two interface cards, and are they reverse resolved 
> identically?  (if not, add lines to .amandahosts)

Yep - we have /etc/hosts entries that ensure they are resolved
properly, to the correct interface, and have appropriate reverse
mappings.  That's what's weird about it - it's a pretty simple
setup...

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Ross Vandegrift
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make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians
have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine
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