On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 01:26:08PM +0100, Paul Haldane wrote: > As the error reported is a failure to open .amandahosts rather than a problem > with the contents of the file (which would result in a "amandahostsauth > failed" error) a likely cause (given that the problem is intermittent) is > running out of system resources (file descriptors/memory/?).
Ahhh, this is much more likely the cause. These servers are very busy and generally do not get much of a break. > You should find more information about the exact cause of the failure in the > amanda debug file on the client - that should show the same error along with > the system error message. Dang - Debian woody puts those logs in /tmp/amanda, which gets cleaned automatically. Is there any way I can change the log directory on the client programs at runtime? -- Ross Vandegrift [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell." --St. Augustine, De Genesi ad Litteram, Book II, xviii, 37