I think you have a more basic network connectivity issue. If it were a simple .amandahosts issue, you'd get an error message to that affect, not 'connection reset by peer', which is a network thing.
Don't forget to check the logs on the server and the client, see /var/log/Amanda/*, find the newest files in there and see what they say. The first thing to do is verify that the server can backup itself as a client. If your server-side is not working, this will get that straightened out. Then check that the server and the client can resolve each other's hostnames, and that they can ping each other (firewalls allowing.) If you can, put the client on the same network as the server and disable all iptables/ufw firewalls, and verify it works that way. Then move the client back to its own network and test again. If it breaks on the other network, it has to be a firewall or network issue blocking you. In my own project here to install Amanda services everywhere, I've discovered hosts running undocumented iptables, undocumented firewalls, and all sorts of DNS breakages that I've had to clean up as I went. For what it's worth, I had to drop back to using plain old auth=bsd for Amanda, not bsdtcp, as some of the clients are so ancient the Amanda-client packages they have don't grok bsdtcp yet, so I'm using the lcd to get everyone running on a consistent setup. Once the ancients are retired I can upgrade all of them to something modern, but until then... -- Joi Owen System Administrator Pavlov Media, Inc -----Original Message----- From: owner-amanda-us...@amanda.org [mailto:owner-amanda-us...@amanda.org] On Behalf Of Gene Heskett Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 1:36 PM To: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: [BULK] Re: amrecover works, normal amanda backup, logging connection refused On Friday 18 July 2014 13:24:12 Debra S Baddorf did opine And Gene did reply: > > What do I check next? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > Since Olivier wrote that he only used xinetd once, I figured I'd best > chime in. I use it all the time (not that I know very much about it). > Here are parts of my CHECKLIST for a new node: > > > yum install openssh-server Got that already > yum install xinetd installed about an hour ago > yum install dump (xfsdump is problematic) Not using dump, tar-1.22 instead > yum install mtx Not using tape > yum install mt-st Not using tape > yum remove xfsdump > > Add a file with the name .amandahosts to the <backup-user> home > directory with these contents: > > backup-server.full.name <backup-user> amdump amindexd backup user on the server is amanda, but neither client machine even has an amanda (or backup) user. Presumably its backup:backup on the clients. The /var/backups/.amandahosts files were different, so I made the failing machine match the working machines version, no change, made the one in /etc match, again no change. Neither file had amindexd listed, added that to each, one at a time, no change. > > chmod 600 /home/<backup-user>/.*amandahosts #it insists on this > Yup > > My xinetd start file matches yours, as quoted in a recent email. > service amanda > { > socket_type = stream > protocol = tcp > wait = no > user = <backup-user> > group = root #whatever you are using > server = /usr/local/libexec/amanda/amandad > #wherever your file actually IS server_args = > -auth=bsdtcp amdump amindexd amidxtaped disable = no > groups = yes > } > > /sbin/service xinetd restart # restart xinetd > > > If they don't already exist, add these in /etc/services amanda > 10080/udp # Dump server control amidxtape 10083/tcp # Amanda tape > indexing amandaidx 10082/tcp # Amanda recovery program > > > > ON SERVER: new node: > add to disklist file > add to /etc/sysconfig/iptables and restart with > /sbin/service iptables restart # if you have > iptables running add to .amandahosts > No iptables running. > > > Test a simple backup (without using up a tape). On SERVER: > amdump <config> --no-taper <newclientnode> / # or any DLE > that's small as root: su amanda -c "amdump Daily --no-taper lathe /home" returns no error in about 1 full second. > ======================= > Any of this help? > Deb Baddorf > Fermilab Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS
