Amanda-Users

Re: amcheck fails for OS X client

2006-07-04 15:48:49
Subject: Re: amcheck fails for OS X client
From: Brian Cuttler <brian AT wadsworth DOT org>
To: Josh Steadmon <steadmon AT cs.utk DOT edu>
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:42:12 -0400
We initially had a problem with this also, I'm sure there
was a more subtle way - but we simply disabled the OS X
system's FW. Your problem and/or site policy may be different.

On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 06:54:26PM -0400, Josh Steadmon wrote:
> On 2006.07.03 23:05, Paul Bijnens wrote:
> > 30 seconds timeout without receiving anything is typical when you
> > have "wait=no" instead of "wait=yes" for the amanda service.
> > 
> > Have a careful check of the xinetd conf parameters there.
> 
> Thanks for the tip, but xinetd and launchd are both set up to wait.
> I've attached both files.
> 
> WRT to the "Disabled" key in the launchd file, it behaves the same
> whether this is set to true, false, or omitted altogether.  Also, when
> amanda is set up with launchd, it reports an error when amandad starts:
> 
> Workaround Bonjour: Unknown error: 0
> 
> Thanks again,
> Josh Steadmon

> # default: on
> # description: Amanda is our backup sysytem
> service amanda
> {
>         disable                 = no
>         socket_type             = dgram
>         wait                    = yes
>         user                    = amanda
>         group                   = wheel
>         server                  = /sw/backups/libexec/amandad
>         log_type                = SYSLOG daemon notice
>         log_on_success          = DURATION HOST PID
>         log_on_failure          = HOST
> }

> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" 
> "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
> <plist version="1.0">
> <dict>
>       <key>Disabled</key>
>       <true/>
>       <key>GroupName</key>
>       <string>wheel</string>
>       <key>InitGroups</key>
>       <true/>
>       <key>Label</key>
>       <string>org.amanda.amandad</string>
>       <key>ProgramArguments</key>
>       <array>
>               <string>/sw/backups/libexec/amandad</string>
>       </array>
>       <key>Sockets</key>
>       <dict>
>               <key>Listeners</key>
>               <dict>
>                       <key>SockServiceName</key>
>                       <string>amanda</string>
>                       <key>SockType</key>
>                       <string>dgram</string>
>               </dict>
>       </dict>
>       <key>UserName</key>
>       <string>amanda</string>
>       <key>inetdCompatibility</key>
>       <dict>
>               <key>Wait</key>
>               <true/>
>       </dict>
> </dict>
> </plist>

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   Brian R Cuttler                 brian.cuttler AT wadsworth DOT org
   Computer Systems Support        (v) 518 486-1697
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