Zembower, Kevin wrote:

Kevin, thanks so much for writing. I appreciate your suggestions and
questions.

Here's /etc/xinet.d/amanda:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/amanda # default: off

# description:  The client for the Amanda backup system.\
#               This must be on for systems being backed up\
#               by Amanda.

service amanda
{
        socket_type             = dgram
        protocol                = udp
        wait                    = yes
        user                    = amanda
        group                   = disk

server = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad disable = no

}
[root@tobaccodev ~]#

No 'auth' seems to be indicated.

It's running the defullt, bsd.

The disklist entry for the 'tobaccodev' host on the tapehost is:

backup@cn2:~$ grep tobaccodev /etc/amanda/DBackup/disklist
# tobaccodev host
# Uncomment when internal DNS set up for tobaccodev
tobaccodev      /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 tar     #tobaccodev: /
tobaccodev      /dev/sda1                       tar     #tobaccodev:
/boot
backup@cn2:~$

No 'auth' is indicated there, either. The 'tar' dumptype is defined on
the tapehost with:

define dumptype global {
    comment "Global definitions"
    index yes
}

define dumptype tar {
    global
    program "GNUTAR"
}

Also, something may have just changed because of changes in my
tobaccodev:~amanda/.amandahosts file, based on suggestions from Gene
Heskett. This file now reads:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# cat ~amanda/.amandahosts
centernet.jhuccp.org backup amdump amindexd amidxtaped
cn2.jhuccp.org backup amdump amindexd amidxtaped
[root@tobaccodev ~]#

This seems to now have caused the amanda log files to be written:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# ls -la /var/log/amanda/amandad.200706221*
-rw-r----- 1 amanda disk 2525 Jun 22 14:26
/var/log/amanda/amandad.20070622142641.debug
-rw-r----- 1 amanda disk 2525 Jun 22 15:02
/var/log/amanda/amandad.20070622150238.debug
[root@tobaccodev ~]# cat /var/log/amanda/amandad.20070622150238.debug
amandad: debug 1 pid 8055 ruid 0 euid 33: start at Fri Jun 22 15:02:38
2007
amandad: version 2.5.0p2
amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.5.0p2"
amandad:        BUILT_DATE="Sun Jan 7 04:49:22 EST 2007"
amandad:        BUILT_MACH="Linux builder5.centos.org 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp
#1 SMP Fri Oct 6 06:28:26 CDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux"
amandad:        CC="gcc"
amandad:        CONFIGURE_COMMAND="'./configure'
'--build=i686-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=i686-redhat-linux-gnu'
'--target=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr'
'--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin'
'--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include'
'--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib/amanda'
'--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--sharedstatedir=/usr/com'
'--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--enable-shared'
'--disable-static' '--disable-dependency-tracking'
'--with-index-server=amandahost' '--with-tape-server=amandahost'
'--with-config=DailySet1'
'--with-gnutar-listdir=/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists'
'--with-smbclient=/usr/bin/smbclient'
'--with-dumperdir=/usr/lib/amanda/dumperdir' '--with-amandahosts'
'--with-user=amanda' '--with-group=disk' '--with-tmpdir=/var/log/amanda'
'--with-gnutar=/bin/tar' '--with-ssh-security'"
amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/bin" sbindir="/usr/sbin"
amandad:        libexecdir="/usr/lib/amanda" mandir="/usr/share/man"
amandad:        AMANDA_TMPDIR="/var/log/amanda"
amandad:        AMANDA_DBGDIR="/var/log/amanda" CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda"
amandad:        DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/r"
amandad:        DUMP="/sbin/dump" RESTORE="/sbin/restore" VDUMP=UNDEF
amandad:        VRESTORE=UNDEF XFSDUMP=UNDEF XFSRESTORE=UNDEF
VXDUMP=UNDEF
amandad:        VXRESTORE=UNDEF SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient"
amandad:        GNUTAR="/bin/tar" COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip"
amandad:        UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" LPRCMD="/usr/bin/lpr"
amandad:        MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail"
amandad:        listed_incr_dir="/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists"
amandad: defs:  DEFAULT_SERVER="amandahost" DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="amandahost"
amandad:        DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="null:" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM
amandad:        LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE
amandad:        AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY RSH_SECURITY
USE_AMANDAHOSTS
amandad:        CLIENT_LOGIN="amanda" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP
amandad:        COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast"
amandad:        COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc"
[root@tobaccodev ~]#

I'm still getting an error, and this log file doesn't clearly indicate
to me the source of the problem.

seems to me the client couldn't connect to the server.
Do you need to instruct iptables to allow OUTPUT traffic on the client?
I would turn off iptables and see if amcheck works.

-----Original Message-----

From: Kevin Till [mailto:kevin.till AT zmanda DOT com] Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 2:17 PM

To: Zembower, Kevin
Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Subject: Re: Troubleshooting new Amanda client: Amanda user?

Zembower, Kevin wrote:

I'm trying to get a new Amanda client working with my existing Amanda
system. My tapehost is a Debian/GNU 4.0 system named
'centernet.jhuccp.org.' It uses 'backup' as the Amanda username. My
client is host 'tobaccodev.jhuccp.org' with CentOS 5, using 'amanda'

as

the Amanda user. The client 'amanda' has a ~/.amandahosts file
containing:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# cat /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts
centernet.jhuccp.org backup
cn2.jhuccp.org backup
[root@tobaccodev ~]#

I have netstat output showing amanda listening, /etc/xinet.d/amanda

with

proper (I think) configuration, tcpdump with packets arriving for

amanda

from centernet, but the tapehost reports:

backup@cn2:~$ amcheck -c DBackup tobaccodev

Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
--------------------------------
WARNING: tobaccodev: selfcheck request failed: timeout waiting for ACK
Client check: 1 host checked in 30.019 seconds, 1 problem found

(brought to you by Amanda 2.5.1p1)
backup@cn2:~$

I'm running iptables on tobaccodev, but I set up a firewall rule
according to
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/How_To:Set_Up_iptables_for_Amanda

that

I thought should have worked:

[root@tobaccodev ~]# iptables -t filter -A INPUT -p udp -m udp -s
centernet.jhuccp.org --dport 10080 -j ACCEPT
[root@tobaccodev ~]# iptables -L
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)

target prot opt source destination RH-Firewall-1-INPUT all -- anywhere anywhere

ACCEPT     udp  --  centernet.jhuccp.org  anywhere            udp

dpt:amanda <snip>

I can't find any Amanda log files on the client tobaccodev.

Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong? Is there any other

diagnostic

I can run or send in to help troubleshoot this problem?

what dumptype(particular what auth) is used?
Please list /etc/xinet.d/amanda file.

Additional auth (bsdtcp, bsdudp) are added to Amanda 2.5.1.
Please see
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Configuring_bsd/bsdudp/bsdtcp_authentic
ation

--
Thank you!
Kevin Till

Zmanda Management Console (ZMC) now available at http://zmanda.com