Hi List I have removed /tmp/amanda directory.
Thus cd /usr/lib/amanda/ and run ./amandad This re created the amanda directory and the debug file: server#/tmp/amanda # less amandad.20060906111651.debug amandad: debug 1 pid 498 ruid 37 euid 37: start at Wed Sep 6 11:16:51 2006 amandad: version 2.4.4p2 amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.4.4p2" amandad: BUILT_DATE="Wed Jun 30 23:45:53 UTC 2004" amandad: BUILT_MACH="Linux eisenstein 2.6.5 #1 Thu Nov 14 12:14:04 UTC 2002 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux" amandad: CC="gcc" amandad: CONFIGURE_COMMAND="'./configure' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--prefix=/usr' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--libdir=/usr/ lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib/amanda' '--localstatedir=/var/lib' '--with-index-server=localhost' '--with-gnutar-listdir=/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists' '--wit h-smbclient=/usr/bin/smbclient' '--with-amandahosts' '--with-user=amanda' '--with-group=disk' '--with-gnutar=/bin/tar' '--disable-libtool' '--disable-shar ed' '--disable-static'" amandad: paths: bindir="/usr/bin" sbindir="/usr/sbin" amandad: libexecdir="/usr/lib/amanda" mandir="/usr/share/man" amandad: AMANDA_TMPDIR="/tmp/amanda" AMANDA_DBGDIR="/tmp/amanda" amandad: CONFIG_DIR="/etc/amanda" DEV_PREFIX="/dev/" amandad: RDEV_PREFIX="/dev/r" DUMP="/sbin/dump" amandad: RESTORE="/sbin/restore" VDUMP=UNDEF VRESTORE=UNDEF amandad: XFSDUMP=UNDEF XFSRESTORE=UNDEF VXDUMP=UNDEF VXRESTORE=UNDEF amandad: SAMBA_CLIENT="/usr/bin/smbclient" GNUTAR="/bin/tar" amandad: COMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" amandad: UNCOMPRESS_PATH="/usr/bin/gzip" LPRCMD="/usr/bin/lpr" amandad: MAILER="/usr/bin/Mail" amandad: listed_incr_dir="/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists" amandad: defs: DEFAULT_SERVER="localhost" DEFAULT_CONFIG="DailySet1" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER="localhost" amandad: DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE="/dev/null" HAVE_MMAP HAVE_SYSVSHM amandad: LOCKING=POSIX_FCNTL SETPGRP_VOID DEBUG_CODE amandad: AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS=4 BSD_SECURITY USE_AMANDAHOSTS amandad: CLIENT_LOGIN="amanda" FORCE_USERID HAVE_GZIP amandad: COMPRESS_SUFFIX=".gz" COMPRESS_FAST_OPT="--fast" amandad: COMPRESS_BEST_OPT="--best" UNCOMPRESS_OPT="-dc" amandad: time 29.997: dgram_recv: timeout after 30 seconds amandad: error receiving message: timeout amandad: time 29.998: error receiving message: timeout amandad: time 29.998: pid 498 finish time Wed Sep 6 11:17:21 2006 Thus is there any tell tale signs on why Amanda Client process amanadad is not working properly and causing my tape server to "selfcheck request timed out message" Please note that I have added ports 10080 10082 and 10083 within SuSE SLES 9 Default Firewall and I also disbaled it and it didn't make any difference. Plus it's on my side of the firewall. Cheers List. On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 12:19 -0400, Ian Turner wrote: > On Tuesday 05 September 2006 10:18, Chuck Amadi Systems Administrator wrote: > > Is it possible to set the AMANDA_DBGDIR directory (usually /tmp/amanda) > > to some thing else example /usr/tmp/amanda . > > Yes, but you have to compile from source. When you configure the compilation, > use --with-debugging=/path/to/amanda/debug/files. > > Cheers, > > --Ian > -- Unix/ Linux Systems Administrator Chuck Amadi The Surgical Material Testing Laboratory (SMTL), Princess of Wales Hospital Coity Road Bridgend, United Kingdom, CF31 1RQ. Email chuck.smtl.co.uk Tel: +44 1656 752820 Fax: +44 1656 752830