Byarlay, Wayne A. <wab AT purdue DOT edu> (Do 20 Mär 2008 20:28:53 CET):
> I know I'm missing something simple here; but I have beat my head
> against this for hours. Here's the deal:
> 
> I have a RHEL 4 machine 2.6.9-42.0.10.EL (Slightly older kernel due to
> Apple XServe SCSI Drivers). I have installed Amanda 2.5.2p1 server, it
> works; several other clients have connected & I've been happily backing
> them up for weeks. But, I have never gotten this machine to back ITSELF
> up!
> 
> Here's the error message, I'm sure you've seen it a thousand times:
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> Holding disk /data/amanda/dumps: 4538211200 KB disk space available,
> using 4538108800 KB
> slot 7: read label `DailySet1-07', date `20080225'
> NOTE: skipping tape-writable test
> Tape DailySet1-07 label ok
> NOTE: host info dir /etc/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo/myserver.mydomain does
> not exist
> NOTE: it will be created on the next run.
> Server check took 0.085 seconds
> 
> Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> --------------------------------
> WARNING: myserver.mydomain: selfcheck request failed: timeout waiting
> for ACK
> Client check: 5 hosts checked in 30.097 seconds, 1 problem found
> 
> 
> I checked /home/amandabackup/.amandahosts; it looks like this:
> 
> Myserver.mydomain amandabackup
> amandahost amanda
> amandahost.localdomain Amanda

If it *connects* and fails because of authorization, it will tell you.
But you're getting a timeout.

What does 'netstat -aunp' tell you?

    Best regards from Dresden
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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