On 7/2/2012 1:26 AM, Rushdhi Mohamed wrote:
> hi allll,
>
> i am getting this error messamge for my newly added windows server.
>
> firewall on the widows servers were disabled.
>
> 28-Jun 01:40 dir-backup01.hnbassurance.com 
> <http://dir-backup01.hnbassurance.com> JobId 8917: Start Backup JobId
> 8917, Job=Job-ranabahuAD.2012-06-28_01.40.00_27
> 28-Jun 01:40 dir-backup01.hnbassurance.com 
> <http://dir-backup01.hnbassurance.com> JobId 8917: Using Device
> "NASStore001"
> 28-Jun 01:10 fd-ranabahu.hnba.int <http://fd-ranabahu.hnba.int> JobId 
> 8917: Error: lib/bsock.c:208
> bnet_host2ipaddrs() for host "backup-server01.hnbassurance.com 
> <http://backup-server01.hnbassurance.com>" failed:
> ERR=Authoritative answer for host not found.

This is a DNS problem. When bacula looks up the IP address for the 
Windows server's hostname it is getting a response from a 
non-authoritative DNS server. Either add the hostname to the 
authoritative DNS server or else use the Windows server's IP address in 
the bacula config.



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