Amanda-Users

Re: Amanda must be run as user amandabackup when using bsdtcp authentication

2009-05-19 02:58:25
Subject: Re: Amanda must be run as user amandabackup when using bsdtcp authentication
From: Abilio Carvalho <abilio.carvalho AT bbp DOT ch>
To: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:34:34 +0200
the prefix with no argument is how the config.log interprets  
prefix='', which I did to install amanda in the default directories  
rather than inside a specific subdir. Again, like frank's attempt I  
have another machine with the same config options and that one works  
fine.

Cheers

Abilio


On May 19, 2009, at 5:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:

> On Monday 18 May 2009, Abilio Carvalho wrote:
>> Anyone? I'm kinda lost at a problem that seems so basic, and I could
>> really use a second pair of eyes. As far as I can see, all config
>> files are correct, permissions on /tmp and /var amanda subdirectories
>> are fine, etc. It's NOT just a case of me overlooking something that
>> can be found on the 15 mins amanda backup doc. At least, I don't  
>> think
>> so.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Abilio
>>
>> On May 18, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Abilio Carvalho wrote:
>>> I'm getting this when I do am amcheck -c, but I don't know what I'm
>>> missing.
>>>
>>> Here's the relevant data:
>>>
>>> Server works: I have 6 hosts configured, only 1 is failing. Client
>>> that fails is a new install I'm doing atm.
>>>
>>> amanda was configured with: ./configure --without-server --with-
>>> user=amandabackup --with-group=disk --prefix= --with-amandahosts --
>>> without-ipv6
>>>
>
> Ahh, whats the '--prefix=' but no argument for it?  Other than that  
> you are
> enough different from my setup I'm afraid I'm not going to be able  
> to help.
>
>>> /var/lib/amanda and the .amandahosts in it is owned by
>>> amandabackup:disk
>>>
>>> output of inetadm -l svc:/network/amanda/tcp is:
>>>
>>> SCOPE    NAME=VALUE
>>>         name="amanda"
>>>         endpoint_type="stream"
>>>         proto="tcp"
>>>         isrpc=FALSE
>>>         wait=FALSE
>>>         exec="/libexec/amanda/amandad -auth=bsdtcp"
>>>         user="amandabackup"
>>> default  bind_addr=""
>>> default  bind_fail_max=-1
>>> default  bind_fail_interval=-1
>>> default  max_con_rate=-1
>>> default  max_copies=-1
>>> default  con_rate_offline=-1
>>> default  failrate_cnt=40
>>> default  failrate_interval=60
>>> default  inherit_env=TRUE
>>> default  tcp_trace=FALSE
>>> default  tcp_wrappers=FALSE
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you help me figure out what unbelievably basic thing I missed?
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
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