On Thu, Dec 04, 2003 at 09:55:09PM -0800, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > Getting the following error: > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > WARNING: localhost: selfcheck request timed out. Host down? > > > I understand that depending on the installation this issue result from > either .amandahosts or .rhosts . > I just installed by default on a RedHat 8 server, so I'm not really > sure what it did. I also understand that this file is supposed to be in > amanda's home directory. So, whereas there was no /home/amanda, I > created it and copied .amandahosts from /var/lib/amanda, but still no > go (permissions are for amanda user, of course). [.amadahosts reads > merely localhost amanda]. Still no go.
It is recommended FREQUENTLY on this list to NOT use "localhost" as a client or server name. Use the actual host name. And use the actual name in disklist and in ... You are correct that .amandahosts should be in the amanda-user's home directory. I'm assuming your amanda-user is named "amanda". What is "amanda"s home directory? Check in the /etc/password file. That is where .amandahosts should go. > -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)