I installed advfs.diff on the client (wookie) and reran the test dump but the sendsize*dump file still says:
****************************************************************************** sendsize: debug 1 pid 8615 ruid 33 euid 33 start time Thu Jan 24 17:13:43 2002 /usr/local/libexec/sendsize: version 2.4.2p2 calculating for amname '/boot', dirname '/boot' sendsize: getting size via dump for /boot level 0 sendsize: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda2" running /usr/local/libexec/killpgrp DUMP: Warning: unable to translate LABEL=/ DUMP: Warning: unable to translate LABEL=/boot /dev/sda2: Permission denied while opening filesystem ..... (no size line match in above dump output) ..... asking killpgrp to terminate sendsize: pid 8615 finish time Thu Jan 24 17:13:44 2002 ****************************************************************************** amandad*debug says: ****************************************************************************** amandad: debug 1 pid 8614 ruid 33 euid 33 start time Thu Jan 24 17:13:43 2002 amandad: version 2.4.2p2 amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.2p2" amandad: BUILT_DATE="Thu Jan 24 16:50:09 MST 2002" amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux wookie.americom.com 2.2.16-22enterprise #1 SMP Tue Aug 22 16:29:32 EDT 2000 i686 unknown" 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/" DUMP="/sbin/dump" amandad: RESTORE="/sbin/restore" SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient" amandad: GNUTAR="/bin/gtar" COMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" amandad: UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" amandad: listed_incr_dir="/usr/local/var/amanda/gnutar-lists" amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="wookie.americom.com" amandad: DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="wookie.americom.com" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/null" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE amandad: AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS amandad: CLIENT_LOGIN="amanda" 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 000-20720708 SEQ 1011917624 SECURITY USER amanda SERVICE sendsize OPTIONS maxdumps=1;hostname=wookie.internal.americom.com; DUMP /boot 0 1970:1:1:0:0:0 -1 -------- sending ack: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-20720708 SEQ 1011917624 ---- bsd security: remote host gorn.americom.com user amanda local user amanda amandahosts security check passed amandad: running service "/usr/local/libexec/sendsize" amandad: sending REP packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 000-20720708 SEQ 1011917624 OPTIONS maxdumps=1; /boot 0 SIZE -1 ---- amandad: got packet: ---- Amanda 2.4 ACK HANDLE 000-20720708 SEQ 1011917624 ---- amandad: pid 8614 finish time Thu Jan 24 17:13:44 2002 ****************************************************************************** killpgrp*debug says: ****************************************************************************** killpgrp: debug 1 pid 8616 ruid 33 euid 0 start time Thu Jan 24 17:13:43 2002 /usr/local/libexec/killpgrp: version 2.4.2p2 sending SIGTERM to process group 8616 child process exited with status 1 ****************************************************************************** The amcheck program succeeds. Is there anything I can run on the client to indicate why it is failing? Thanks, Dick > > > I am getting the following error from amdump: > > > > > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > > > wookie.int /boot lev 0 FAILED [disk /boot offline on >wookie.internal.americom.com?] > > > > > > On wookie, the file sendsize.20020124035422.debug says: > > > > > > running /usr/local/libexec/killpgrp > > > DUMP: Warning: unable to translate LABEL=/ > > > DUMP: Warning: unable to translate LABEL=/boot > > > /dev/sda2: Permission denied while opening filesystem > > > ..... > > > > I see two problems above. First, you need to apply the advfs patch from > > the patches page at amanda.org -- it fixes the 'unable to translate LABEL' > > errors above. > > Will do. > > > Second, dump isn't being run with the proper permissions. > > What group is the amanda user in? > > >From /etc/group: > > disk:x:6:root,rwk,amanda > > > And what does 'ls -l /dev/sda2' say? > > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 Aug 24 2000 /dev/sda2 > > Also, amcheck *does* run successfully. > > Please advise and thank you for your help! > > Dick > > > > However, when I run dump manually on wookie, it runs with no problem > > > and: > > > > > > > Running dump as which user? If the amanda user, then what does your > > /etc/xinetd entry for amanda look like? > > > > -- > > Joshua Baker-LePain > > Department of Biomedical Engineering > > Duke University > > >
