Environment: amanda 2.4.4p2 client being installed on 2.4.9-31 Server (on Solaris) has been running for years, client is new.
Symptom: Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- ERROR: mssarc: [could not access /dev/sda12 (/iarc/vol): Permission denied] Client check: 10 hosts checked in 5.252 seconds, 1 problem found [EMAIL PROTECTED] amanda]# more /etc/xinetd.d/amanda service amanda { disable = no socket_type = dgram protocol = udp wait = yes user = amanda group = disk server = /usr/local/libexec/amandad } Amanda user is local to linux system. Tried amanda in various groups, ie group 0, disk (3), sys (6) to no avail. /usr/local/libexec/ binaries seem to be installed correct, suid bit set on rundump (root:sys). [EMAIL PROTECTED] amanda]# ls -las /dev/sda12 0 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 12 Aug 30 2001 /dev/sda12 I'm not seeing where the problem lies, is there something special about linux installs, something else special about linux installs ? thanks in advance, Brian --- Brian R Cuttler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773