On Thursday 09 May 2019 04:35:40 pm Chris Hassell wrote: > amandabackup:x:112:65534::/home/amandabackup:/usr/sbin/nologin > > That's what I have for amandabackup. A no-frills-nothing and no > password user. Don't get why it can't be a dup of your other one. > Hrm.... > > Looks like the rest of the build was happy enough from the parts you > gave. > > On 5/9/19 12:26 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > And, I'm looking at 4 debs: > amanda@coyote:~/amanda$ ls -l *.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 1298594 May 9 14:48 > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 101638 May 9 14:48 > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 2085650 May 9 14:48 > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda amanda 140310 May 9 14:48 > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > > Those are a good sign too. > > root@coyote:amanda$ dpkg -i *.deb > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-client. > dpkg: regarding > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb containing > amanda-backup-client: > amanda-backup-client conflicts with amanda-client > amanda-client (version 1:3.3.9-5) is present and installed. > > dpkg: error processing archive > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > (--install): conflicting packages - not installing > amanda-backup-client > > > One old package is still installed... and conflicts, so it needs a > 'dpkg -r amanda-client'. > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym. > (Reading database ... 267815 files and directories currently > installed.) Preparing to unpack > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking amanda-backup-client-dbgsym (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) > ... > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-server. > dpkg: regarding > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb containing > amanda-backup-server: > amanda-backup-server conflicts with amanda-client > amanda-client (version 1:3.3.9-5) is present and installed. > > dpkg: error processing archive > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > (--install): conflicting packages - not installing > amanda-backup-server > > Same problem, different attempt to install the server file instead and > it refused. > > Selecting previously unselected package amanda-backup-server-dbgsym. > Preparing to unpack > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb ... > Unpacking amanda-backup-server-dbgsym (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) > ... dpkg: error processing archive > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > (--install): > trying to > overwrite > '/usr/lib/debug/.build-id/06/a6d45701283ff745c5ea6b44c461817e1288a5.de >bug', which is also in package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > 3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99 > > Ahh... both the server and client packages can't be installed together > and the same would go for its debug files. > > May want to run 'dpkg -l | grep amanda' to see what's on there and > take off things that are old or that got in without cooperating yet. > > dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe) > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym: > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym depends on amanda-backup-client (= > 3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99); however: > Package amanda-backup-client is not installed. > > dpkg: error processing package amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > Errors were encountered while processing: > amanda-backup-client_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > amanda-backup-server-dbgsym_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb > amanda-backup-client-dbgsym > > > That seems to be the sum of it: remove the old and install the > *backup-server*deb files only. > > The only amanda stuff was /usr/local/etc/amanda/DAILY copied from the > old disk to preserve my system, and about 20 files of the old amanda > install in /usr/local/lib/amanda, all dated from Jan 2017 so they > aren't precious now. But all the old installs using amanda's own > Makefile, simply overwrote them instead of having a litter of calves. > > Kittens, calves, or piglets ... package systems are more consistent > and complain if they leave their room messy. Much more uptight ... > but then they get the job done with less guesswork. > > So I nuked what I could find of the january 2017 install the at may > have been copied to the new drive. Getting essentially the same > message from > > dpkg -i *.deb > > WTH is wrong now? Your turn Chris. > > That's what it is: cleaning is good but the meta-files (a database of > what's in your linux system) have conflicts in them. Clean up the old > "amanda-client" (using dpkg or apt-get remove amanda-client) and > you'll probably be in better shape to install the new again. > > A minimal client-only system is great ... but you need a server system > it seems. One or the other, at least. > Both, this machine gets backed up too.
I ewnt thru a couple cycles ov apt remove, then apt autoremove. and the server start to install, but it been stuck at: root@coyote:amanda$ dpkg -i amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 265705 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack amanda-backup-server_3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99_amd64.deb ... Unpacking amanda-backup-server (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... Setting up amanda-backup-server (3.5.1.git.19364c7b-1Debian99) ... for about 10 minutes now. > Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > Hope this helps out. Copyright 2019 by Maurice E. Heskett 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>
