On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 01:26:08PM +0100, Paul Haldane wrote:
> As the error reported is a failure to open .amandahosts rather than a problem 
> with the contents of the file (which would result in a "amandahostsauth 
> failed" error) a likely cause (given that the problem is intermittent) is 
> running out of system resources (file descriptors/memory/?).

Ahhh, this is much more likely the cause.  These servers are very busy
and generally do not get much of a break.

> You should find more information about the exact cause of the failure in the 
> amanda debug file on the client - that should show the same error along with 
> the system error message.

Dang - Debian woody puts those logs in /tmp/amanda, which gets cleaned
automatically.  Is there any way I can change the log directory on the
client programs at runtime?

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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
man in the bonds of Hell."
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