> >Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
> >--------------------------------
> >ERROR: intranet: [addr 192.168.1.42: hostname lookup failed]
> >Client check: 3 hosts checked in 0.318 seconds, 1 problem found.
> >-----
> >Server and Client are running the same Server-Version.
>
> OK; so fix the DNS (or whatever alternative hostname resolution
> mechanism you use), or get the folks who administer it (if
> you don't) to
> do so.
DNS is running well. and i administer it for myself.
> Basically, in addition to being able to determine an IP address for a
> given hostname (gethostbyname()), it should also be possible
> to determine
> a hostname for a given IP address (gethostbyaddr()). And the results
> ought to be sufficiently consistent that given some (valid) hostname,
> one should be able to perform a gethostbyname() on that, then
> go through
> the list of IP addresses returned, performing a
> gethostbyaddr() on each,
> and at least one of the returned hostnames (from the gethostbyaddr())
> ought to be a case-insensitive match for the original hostname.
Ok, i will test this. But, did nslookup not use them ?
Thnx for your answer ...
Thorsten
