On Friday 18 July 2014 12:44:49 Olivier Nicole did opine
And Gene did reply:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:25 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com>
wrote:
> > On Friday 18 July 2014 11:53:57 Jean-Louis Martineau did opine
> >
> > And Gene did reply:
> >> On 07/18/2014 11:39 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> > On Friday 18 July 2014 10:50:47 John Hein did opine
> >> >
> >> > And Gene did reply:
> >> >> Gene Heskett wrote at 10:26 -0400 on Jul 18, 2014:
> >> >> > Trying to figure out why amanda can't backup this machine,
> >> >> > one of the things I noticed in /etc, is that on the shop
> >> >> > box, which works, there is not an /etc/xinetd.d but it has
> >> >> > an old-xinetd.d with a single stanza amanda file in it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > An ls -lau shows that file, /etc/old-xinetd.d/amanda was
> >> >> > apparently accessed a few minutes ago by my amcheck from the
> >> >> > server.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > However, on the new install on the machine that is failing to
> >> >> > allow the connection, there is an /etc/xinet.d, with an
> >> >> > amanda file in it with an old last access date/time, was not
> >> >> > 'touched' when I ran the amcheck. Its last access date/time
> >> >> > is I believe, the date/time of the installation itself.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > That amanda-common is 2.6.1p1 IIRC.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > amcheck says:
> >> >> > WARNING: lathe: selfcheck request failed: Connection refused
> >> >>
> >> >> Try running xinetd -d (then amcheck) to see if (or why not)
> >> >> xinetd is running amandad.
> >> >
> >> > Puzzle, first I had to install it! Then got a report ending here:
> >> > Service defaults
> >> >
> >> > Bind = All addresses.
> >> > Only from: All sites
> >> > No access: No blocked sites
> >> > No logging
> >> >
> >> > Service configuration: amanda
> >> >
> >> > id = amanda
> >> > flags = IPv4
> >> > socket_type = dgram
> >> > Protocol (name,number) = (udp,17)
> >> > port = 10080
> >> > wait = yes
> >> > user = 34
> >> > group = 34
> >> > Groups = yes
> >> > PER_SOURCE = -1
> >> > Bind = All addresses.
> >> > Server = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
> >> > Server argv = amandad -auth=bsd amdump amindexd amidxtaped
> >> > Only from: All sites
> >> > No access: No blocked sites
> >> > No logging
> >> >
> >> > 14/7/18@11:27:40: DEBUG: 3748 {cnf_start_services} Started
> >> > service: amanda 14/7/18@11:27:40: DEBUG: 3748
> >> > {cnf_start_services} mask_max = 6, services_started = 1
> >> > 14/7/18@11:27:40: NOTICE: 3748 {main} xinetd Version 2.3.14
> >> > started with libwrap loadavg options compiled in.
> >> > 14/7/18@11:27:40: NOTICE: 3748 {main} Started working: 1 available
> >> > service 14/7/18@11:27:40: DEBUG: 3748 {main_loop} active_services
> >> > = 1
> >> >
> >> > But running an amcheck on the server didn't get any further output
> >> > than what you see above. And got the same results, connection
> >> > refused. But I see an auth=bsd, where it should be bsdtcp. Fixed
> >> > that, restarted xinetd, no change in amcheck report, lathe still
> >> > refused connection. the amanda file in xinetd.d wasn't touched.
> >> > So we are a bit closer, but no biscuit. Next?
> >>
> >> If you are using bsdtcp, then you must fix the xinetd file for it.
> >>
> >> socket_type = stream
> >> protocol = tcp
> >> wait = no
> >
> > Did that, and change <amanda-server> at the top line to the FQDN of
> > this machine, which now looks like this:
> >
> > # default: on
> > # description: The amanda service
> > service amanda
> > {
> > # only_from = coyote.coyote.den
> >
> > socket_type = stream
> > protocol = tcp
> > wait = no
> > user = backup
> > group = backup
> > groups = yes
> > server = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
> > server_args = -auth=bsdtcp amdump amindexd amidxtaped
> > disable = no
> >
> > }
> >
> > and restarted xinetd
> > then an xinetd -d returns this:
> >
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading included
> > configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/amanda [file=/etc/xinetd.conf]
> > [line=14] 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading
> > included configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/chargen
> > [file=/etc/xinetd.d/chargen] [line=16]
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading included
> > configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/daytime
> > [file=/etc/xinetd.d/daytime] [line=28]
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading included
> > configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/discard
> > [file=/etc/xinetd.d/discard] [line=26]
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading included
> > configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/echo [file=/etc/xinetd.d/echo]
> > [line=25] 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {handle_includedir} Reading
> > included configuration file: /etc/xinetd.d/time
> > [file=/etc/xinetd.d/time] [line=26] 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859
> > {remove_disabled_services} removing chargen 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG:
> > 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing chargen 14/7/18@12:09:37:
> > DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing daytime
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing
> > daytime 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services}
> > removing discard 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859
> > {remove_disabled_services} removing discard 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG:
> > 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing echo 14/7/18@12:09:37:
> > DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing echo
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services} removing
> > time 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {remove_disabled_services}
> > removing time Service defaults
> >
> > Bind = All addresses.
> > Only from: All sites
> > No access: No blocked sites
> > No logging
> >
> > Service configuration: amanda
> >
> > id = amanda
> > flags = IPv4
> > socket_type = stream
> > Protocol (name,number) = (tcp,6)
> > port = 10080
> > wait = no
> > user = 34
> > group = 34
> > Groups = yes
> > PER_SOURCE = -1
> > Bind = All addresses.
> > Server = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
> > Server argv = amandad -auth=bsdtcp amdump amindexd amidxtaped
> > Only from: All sites
> > No access: No blocked sites
> > No logging
> >
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: ERROR: 3859 {activate_normal} bind failed (Address
> > already in use (errno = 98)). service = amanda
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: ERROR: 3859 {cnf_start_services} Service amanda
> > failed to start and is deactivated.
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: DEBUG: 3859 {cnf_start_services} mask_max = 0,
> > services_started = 0
> > 14/7/18@12:09:37: CRITICAL: 3859 {init_services} no services.
> > Exiting...
> >
> > Reverted the only_from name change, then noted its commented out?
> >
> > But an amcheck now says connection reset by peer, and returns
> > quickly.
> >
> > And the xinetd.d/amanda file was not touched by the amcheck run.
>
> I never used xinetd but once, but the amanda config file should not be
> touched at every run of amanda, it should only be loaded once when
> xinetd starts. So what you see here is normal.
>
> Olivier
Ok, good to know. That maybe leaves .amandahosts? But neither of them
are being touched by the amcheck, so its earlier in the attempt by my
deduction.
Thanks.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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