Hi,

René

On Jan 10, 2007, at 11:52 AM, Alan Pearson wrote:

Maybe this will help.

It's the one I use here for OS/X server client. I think the key line is

inetdCompatability ....

<?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>GroupName</key>
        <string>backup</string>
        <key>InitGroups</key>
        <true/>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>org.amanda.amandad</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>/usr/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>
--
AlanP

On Wed, January 10, 2007 4:13 pm, McGraw, Robert P. wrote:

Not sure if this is relivent to your case but;

1) I am new to Mac OSX so take pity if I say something stupid.
2) We run a Mac OSX server
3) Our Mac OSX server uses Apple's launchd to launch programs.

4) Added a LaunchDaemons .plist restarted launchd and I have been backup

up

our Mac server from a Solaris 10 host for the last several months and it

has
been working just fine.

I believe launchd is Apple's replacement for xinetd, cron and rc.local

files, something like Sun's new service (svc) management.

Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
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On Behalf Of Gene Heskett
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 3:36 PM
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Cc: Brian Cuttler; Chris Knight; Brian Kilpatrick
Subject: Re: amanda client on MAC, launchd issue


On Tuesday 09 January 2007 11:44, Brian Cuttler wrote:

We are running the server on Solaris and a client on MAC OS X
but are seening that the launchd process seems to invalidate
the service.

So far I haven't found the actual line in /var/log/system.log
but I see these messages which show the intent, so I believe
I'm on track.

Jan  6 18:32:09 trel launchd: org.amanda.amandad: 7 more failures
without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal


trel:/var/log cssadmin$ uname -a

Darwin trel.wadsworth.org 8.8.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.8.0: Fri Sep 8 17:18:57 PDT 2006; root:xnu-792.12.6.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh

powerpc

On the client
amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.5p1"

Should we use xinetd instead ?

amanda needs xinetd because the services (generally speaking) are
launched

on demand rather than launched and sleeping till demand. It could at

one
time be done by inetd, but that code may have bit rot if it still
exists,
even in a version as old as 2.4.5p1.  I'm currently running Amanda
version 2.5.1p2-20070105 here.

And this is a wee bit odd because on FC6, I had to install xinetd after the installation was done in order for amanda to continue to work with

my

existing configuration which I simply copied over from the old drive.

I have NDI why xinetd is not now part of the default install, so its

possible we may be seeing the first shot in needing to figure out a new way to do it. In fact my curiosity is piqued enough to go ask on the

fedora list as the the future status of xinetd.

                                                TIA,

                                                Brian
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