Hi again due to the nature of this new sever I have locked everything down to just a few services and I have disables xinetd .
myserver:/local/sw/amanda/DailySet1 # su amanda -c "/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amlabel DailySet1 DailySet101" rewinding, reading label, not an amanda tape rewinding, writing label DailySet101 , checking label, done. myserver:/local/sw/amanda/DailySet1 # myserver:/local/sw/amanda/DailySet1 # myserver:/local/sw/amanda/DailySet1 # su amanda -c "/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amcheck DailySet1 DailySet101" Amanda Tape Server Host Check ----------------------------- Holding disk /dumps/amanda: 140763012 KB disk space available, that's plenty NOTE: skipping tape-writable test Tape DailySet101 label ok Server check took 0.013 seconds Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- Client check: 0 hosts checked in 0.006 seconds, 0 problems found (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.4p4) myserver:/local/sw/amanda/DailySet1 # Thus I hope this is good news as I am getting excited!. On Tue, 2005-04-19 at 15:24 +0200, Paul Bijnens wrote: > Chuck Amadi wrote: > > Hi all after a few nuke strikes and setups I hope I am nearly there1. > > At the moment I am ssh into the myserver So I hope the error is due to > > that. > > What does ssh have to do with that??? > > > > Please can you have a look I have and advise cheers. > > > > myserver:/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo/myserver.smtl.co.uk/_etc # su > > amanda -c "/local/sw/amanda/bckup/sbin/amcheck DailySet1" > > > > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > > ----------------------------- > > Holding disk /dumps/amanda: 140763092 KB disk space available, that's > > plenty > > Holding disk /dumps/amanda: 140763092 KB disk space available, that's > > plenty > > Apparently you have the "holdingdisk xxx { directory /dumps/amanda }" > twice in your config file. Once is enough. > > > > > ERROR: /dev/nst0: not an amanda tape > > (expecting a new tape) > > Apparently the tape in the drive is not yet labelled. > You should label the tape using the "amlabel CONFIG SomeLabel001" > command (with label matching the regular expression you > specified for "labelstr" in amanda.conf). > > > > NOTE: skipping tape-writable test > > Server check took 0.039 seconds > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > > -------------------------------- > > WARNING: myserver.domain.co.uk: selfcheck request timed out. Host down? > > Probably you did not install/activate the amanda service through > (x)inetd. Each client needs to have this. And the server is a > client for itself. > > > > Client check: 1 host checked in 30.002 seconds, 1 problem found > > Go on! You're almost there... > -- Unix/ Linux Systems Administrator The Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL), Princess of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend, United Kingdom, CF31 1RQ. Tel: +44 1656 752820 Fax: +44 1656 752830