RE: amcheck Problem

[Martinez, Michael - CSREES/ISTM]

Title: RE: amcheck Problem

You probably just need to add "root" in your server's .amandahosts file. You should already have an "amanda" user entry.

 

Michael Martinez
System Administrator (Contractor)
Information Systems and Technology Management
CSREES - United States Department of Agriculture
(202) 720-6223

-----Original Message-----
From: Burgess, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 7:49 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: amcheck Problem

I'm running RH7 using xinetd and Amanda 2.4.2

thanks
Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Heskett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 12:39 PM
To: Burgess, Adam; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Re: amcheck Problem

On Friday 19 July 2002 05:26, Burgess, Adam wrote:
>When I run amcheck I get the following error
>
>Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
>--------------------------------
>WARNING: localhost: selfcheck request timed out.  Host down?
>Client check: 1 host checked in 30.008 seconds, 1 problem found.
>
>Can someone help and give me some pointers to what could be going
> on. I've only been using Amanda for a few days so I am very new
> to it and apologize if this is very vague.
>
>Adam Burgess
>Systems Support Officer
>Finance
>City University
>Northampton Square
>London EC1V 0HB
>Tel.  0207 040 8779
>Fax. 0207 477 8911

We need more data, Adam.  Like what OS vendor and version.  Does
your system use inetd or xinetd or some other similar purposed
daemon management utility?

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