Thanks for the reply. I got myself sorted thanks to an earlier reply. My initial install was through the distro as you outlined below. I switched to using the built in "backup" user and edited permissions accordingly rather than use a custom defined user as noted on the zamanda site instructions.
Now I just need to configure my actual backups and learn how to get amanda to interface with my library. On Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 9:38 AM Jose M Calhariz < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > The documentation from zmanda follow decisions and options for their > packages that is diferent for what is done by the distributions. The > first option is to choose the packages from zmanda or what is > distributed with the Linux distributions. > > If you are using Debian or Ubuntu and want to use their packages maybe > is easier to start over. Undo your changes and start again with: > > apt-get install amanda-server amanda-client > > Read the file: > > /usr/share/doc/amanda-server/README.Debian.gz > > And follow the examples in > /usr/share/doc/amanda-server/examples/quick/ > > Please post any doubts you have with the documentation inside the > packages so I can improve on next upload to Debian. > > Take notice that I prefer authentication by SSH and that is what I > promote. > > > Kind regards > Jose M Calhariz > > > On Fri, Feb 07, 2025 at 04:53:26PM -0500, Scott Stadler wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am attempting to run the initial configuration via the *"Getting > Started > > with Amanda"* instructions. ( > > > https://docs.zmanda.com/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/build-a-basic-configuration > > ) > > Upon running the ->amcheck MyConfig > > > > *I get the below output with an error:* > > ERROR: localhost: selfcheck request failed: error sending REQ: write > error > > to: Broken pipe > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if any > > information is need in addition to the below: > > > > > > =================================== > > Full message output > > =================================== > > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > > ----------------------------- > > NOTE: tapelist file does not exists > > it will be created on the next run > > NOTE: Holding disk '/amanda/holding': 27860992 KB disk space available, > > using 51200 KB as requested > > amandad: must be executed as the "backup" user instead of the > > "amandabackup" user > > amcheck-device: Error: Owner of AMANDA_TMPDIR (/tmp/amanda) is not backup > > > > slot 1: contains an empty volume > > Will write label 'MyData01' to new volume in slot 1. > > NOTE: skipping tape-writable test > > NOTE: host info dir '/amanda/state/curinfo/localhost' does not exist > > It will be created on the next run > > NOTE: index dir '/amanda/state/index/localhost' does not exist > > it will be created on the next run > > Server check took 0.168 seconds > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > > -------------------------------- > > ERROR: localhost: selfcheck request failed: error sending REQ: write > error > > to: Broken pipe > > Client check: 1 host checked in 1.019 seconds. 1 problem found. > > (brought to you by Amanda 3.5.1) > > > > > > =================================== > > amanda.conf file > > =================================== > > org "MyConfig" > > infofile "/amanda/state/curinfo" > > logdir "/amanda/state/log" > > indexdir "/amanda/state/index" > > dumpuser "amandabackup" > > > > > > tpchanger "chg-disk:/amanda/vtapes" > > labelstr "MyData[0-9][0-9]" > > autolabel "MyData%%" EMPTY VOLUME_ERROR > > tapecycle 4 > > dumpcycle 3 days > > amrecover_changer "changer" > > > > tapetype "TEST-TAPE" > > define tapetype TEST-TAPE { > > length 100 mbytes > > filemark 4 kbytes > > } > > > > define dumptype simple-gnutar-local { > > auth "local" > > compress none > > program "GNUTAR" > > } > > > > holdingdisk hd1 { > > directory "/amanda/holding" > > use 50 mbytes > > chunksize 1 mbyte > > } > > =================================== > > =================================== > > > > > > =================================== > > disklist file > > =================================== > > localhost /etc simple-gnutar-local > > =================================== > > =================================== > > -- > -- > O disco é rígido, mas a lei da informática é flexível. >
