After installing and using Amanda without any problems not solvable by some RTFM'ing, I'm now stuck. My server is a recently upgraded Solaris box running 2.4.2. All my working clients are also Solaris but running the 2.4.1p1 version. The problem child is a new RH Linux 6.2 box that I just compiled and installed the same 2.4.2 source on. It appears to be making the connection but is not completing for some reason. The selfcheck.debug and amandad.debug from the client are included below. There is a firewall inbetween but it is currently set to allow all UDP traffic between the two hosts and it is not logging any rejected packets so I don't think it is the problem. Any clues would be appreciated. Thanks, Frank selfcheck.debug: /usr/local/libexec/selfcheck: version 2.4.2 checking disk /etc: device /etc: OK selfcheck: pid 26303 finish time Wed Nov 29 11:59:35 2000 amandad.debug: amandad: debug 1 pid 26302 ruid 999 euid 999 start time Wed Nov 29 11:59:35 2000 amandad: version 2.4.2 amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2" amandad: BUILT_DATE="Wed Nov 29 10:46:57 CST 2000" amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux p4.hoovers.com 2.2.14-5.0 #1 Tue Mar 7 21:07:39 EST 2000 i686 unk nown" amandad: CC="gcc" amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/local/bin" sbindir="/usr/local/sbin" amandad: libexecdir="/usr/local/libexec" mandir="/usr/local/man" amandad: AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda" amandad: CONFIG_DIR="/usr/local/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" amandad: RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/" GNUTAR="/bin/gtar" amandad: COMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/bin/gzip" amandad: MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" amandad: listed_incr_dir="/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists" amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="p4.hoovers.com" DEFAULT_CONFIG="normal" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="clone" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/rmt/0bn" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE BSD_SECURITY amandad: USE_AMANDAHOSTS CLIENT_LOGIN="backup" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP amandad: COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast" amandad: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc" got packet: -------- Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 007-0005C6E8 SEQ 975520772 SECURITY USER backup SERVICE selfcheck OPTIONS ; GNUTAR /etc 0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;index;exclude-list=/export/home/backup/exclude.gtar; -------- sending ack: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 007-0005C6E8 SEQ 975520772 ---- bsd security: remote host clone.hoovers.com user backup local user backup amandahosts security check passed amandad: running service "/usr/local/libexec/selfcheck" amandad: sending REP packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 007-0005C6E8 SEQ 975520772 OPTIONS ; OK /etc OK /usr/local/libexec/runtar executable OK /bin/gtar executable OK /etc/amandates read/writable OK /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/. read/writable OK /dev/null read/writable OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /etc has more than 64 KB available. ---- amandad: got packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REQ HANDLE 007-0005C6E8 SEQ 975520772 SECURITY USER backup SERVICE selfcheck OPTIONS ; GNUTAR /etc 0 OPTIONS |;bsd-auth;index;exclude-list=/export/home/backup/exclude.gtar; ---- amandad: It's not an ack amandad: sending REP packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 007-0005C6E8 SEQ 975520772 OPTIONS ; OK /etc OK /usr/local/libexec/runtar executable OK /bin/gtar executable OK /etc/amandates read/writable OK /usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists/. read/writable OK /dev/null read/writable OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /tmp/amanda has more than 64 KB available. OK /etc has more than 64 KB available. ---- amandad: waiting for ack: timeout, retrying amandad: waiting for ack: timeout, retrying amandad: waiting for ack: timeout, retrying amandad: waiting for ack: timeout, retrying amandad: waiting for ack: timeout, giving up! amandad: pid 26302 finish time Wed Nov 29 12:00:35 2000 -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501