We don't use wins or winbind on our network and recommend that windows users not try to use it. So,
I'm not familiar with any details. However, google turns up
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/winbindd.8.html, which indicates the use of both in
nsswitch.conf.
We run the smbd portion of samba, but not the nmbd portion on our Sun servers. However, as we move
into Ubuntu, I've let the Ubuntu packagers have a bit more say so that I can rely on aptitude
upgrades and not worry any more than necessary about custom local builds or configurations. I've
managed to figure out a few interesting things about upstart and apparmor so that I can, for
example, run multiple instances of mysql on different ports; but, with very few exceptions, I have
taken package software rather than building my own. I did build Amanda, because that is what I am
used to doing, and I want the freedom of choosing the latest Amanda. But, I'm straying from the
point - on Ubuntu I have nmbd running. I should look at the local config and see what I can dial
back to cut/control noise on the network.
On 10/8/13 6:18 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 03:53:18PM -0400, Chris Hoogendyk wrote:
So, two machines that want to talk to one another (e.g. amanda
server and amanda client) need to know how to address one another.
If you don't have DNS within your private network, and you don't
have fixed IPs assigned (that you know) within the DHCP server, then
it seems to me you are really creating difficulties. Even on my home
network, I set fixed IPs so that I can do things like ssh and rsync
from one Mac to another. Without that, you're dependent on network
chatter and some vendor's auto discovery mechanism. But that's not a
protocol that's going to work with Amanda. You might jerry-rig a
complicated method for auto-discovery and transmitting information
to the Amanda server that gets put into /etc/hosts; but, then, why
not just implement fixed IPs and/or DNS. It seems like the more
traditional and well documented solution.
I use static IP's at home also. Also my internet router is my DHCP
server and I associate each static IP with its MAC address to ensure
the server does not give out that IP to another host. (that also
lets me use DHCP and get the same IP)
Samba on the Ubuntu amanda server could act as a WINS server. But
I don't see anything in docs for the name service switch (nsswitch.conf)
that say it can use a WINS server. Did I miss it?
Jon
On 10/8/13 3:04 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 01:22:49PM -0400, Chris Hoogendyk wrote:
Just for reference, if you are running in a private network without
dns lookup, then you should put all the machines you want to backup
into /etc/hosts. That's what I had to do when my Amanda server was
on our private net and had no public address.
Can /etc/hosts be automatically updated if clients get their
IP addresses dynamically with DHCP?
Jon
That doesn't mean you don't have other issues that have to be dealt
with. There is a general trouble shooting page for possible issues
that result in "selfcheck request failed" --
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Selfcheck_request_failed.
On 10/8/13 5:08 AM, jefflau wrote:
Dear All,
I was learning on Amanda backup and facing issue for below. I planning using it
in the workgroup without dns server.
I was Using Ubuntu 12 and installed it by using apt-get, by searching many of
the issue resolved. Till this stage I do a month can't resolved it.
Hope someone able help me as soon as can
Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check
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WARNING: backup: selfcheck request failed: ssh_security could not find
canonical name for 'backup': Name or service not known
Client check: 1 host checked in 20.581 seconds. 1 problem found.
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