Look in /tmp/amanda/sendsize*debug and/or amandad*debug to see how long
the estimate is actually taking. Also, what do your iptables rules look
like on the server?
thanks - iptables are not being used, local firewall is off
sendsize degug is below and looks OK
# more /tmp/amanda/sendsize.20051102003001.debug
sendsize: debug 1 pid 12320 ruid 11 euid 11: start at Wed Nov 2
00:30:01 2005
sendsize: version 2.4.5p1
sendsize[12322]: time 0.002: calculating for amname '/dev/sda2', dirname
'/', spindle -1
sendsize[12322]: time 0.002: getting size via dump for /dev/sda2 level 0
sendsize[12322]: time 0.002: calculating for device '/dev/sda2' with 'ext3'
sendsize[12322]: time 0.002: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda2"
sendsize[12322]: time 0.003: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12320]: time 0.003: waiting for any estimate child: 1 running
sendsize[12322]: time 21.884: 1447269376
sendsize[12322]: time 21.885: .
sendsize[12322]: estimate time for /dev/sda2 level 0: 21.882
sendsize[12322]: estimate size for /dev/sda2 level 0: 1413349 KB
sendsize[12322]: time 21.885: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12322]: time 22.886: getting size via dump for /dev/sda2 level 1
sendsize[12322]: time 22.887: calculating for device '/dev/sda2' with 'ext3'
sendsize[12322]: time 22.887: running "/sbin/dump 1Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda2"
sendsize[12322]: time 22.888: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12322]: time 195.606: 4647936
sendsize[12322]: time 195.606: .
sendsize[12322]: estimate time for /dev/sda2 level 1: 172.718
sendsize[12322]: estimate size for /dev/sda2 level 1: 4539 KB
sendsize[12322]: time 195.606: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12322]: time 196.608: done with amname '/dev/sda2', dirname
'/', spindle -1
sendsize[12320]: time 196.608: child 12322 terminated normally
sendsize[12334]: time 196.609: calculating for amname '/dev/sda1',
dirname '/boot', spindle -1
sendsize[12334]: time 196.609: getting size via dump for /dev/sda1 level 0
sendsize[12334]: time 196.609: calculating for device '/dev/sda1' with
'ext3'
sendsize[12334]: time 196.609: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda1"
sendsize[12320]: time 196.609: waiting for any estimate child: 1 running
sendsize[12334]: time 196.610: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12334]: time 197.239: 5737472
sendsize[12334]: time 197.239: .
sendsize[12334]: estimate time for /dev/sda1 level 0: 0.630
sendsize[12334]: estimate size for /dev/sda1 level 0: 5603 KB
sendsize[12334]: time 197.239: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12334]: time 198.242: getting size via dump for /dev/sda1 level 1
sendsize[12334]: time 198.243: calculating for device '/dev/sda1' with
'ext3'
sendsize[12334]: time 198.243: running "/sbin/dump 1Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda1"
sendsize[12334]: time 198.243: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12334]: time 198.684: 27648
sendsize[12334]: time 198.684: .
sendsize[12334]: estimate time for /dev/sda1 level 1: 0.441
sendsize[12334]: estimate size for /dev/sda1 level 1: 27 KB
sendsize[12334]: time 198.684: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12334]: time 199.687: done with amname '/dev/sda1', dirname
'/boot', spindle -1
sendsize[12320]: time 199.687: child 12334 terminated normally
sendsize[12339]: time 199.687: calculating for amname '/dev/sda5',
dirname '/export/disk1', spindle -1
sendsize[12339]: time 199.688: getting size via dump for /dev/sda5 level 0
sendsize[12320]: time 199.688: waiting for any estimate child: 1 running
sendsize[12339]: time 199.688: calculating for device '/dev/sda5' with
'ext3'
sendsize[12339]: time 199.688: running "/sbin/dump 0Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda5"
sendsize[12339]: time 199.689: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12339]: time 545.606: 88973312
sendsize[12339]: time 545.617: .
sendsize[12339]: estimate time for /dev/sda5 level 0: 345.928
sendsize[12339]: estimate size for /dev/sda5 level 0: 86888 KB
sendsize[12339]: time 545.617: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12339]: time 546.619: getting size via dump for /dev/sda5 level 1
sendsize[12339]: time 546.646: calculating for device '/dev/sda5' with
'ext3'
sendsize[12339]: time 546.646: running "/sbin/dump 1Ssf 1048576 - /dev/sda5"
sendsize[12339]: time 546.647: running /opt/amanda-2.4.5p1/libexec/killpgrp
sendsize[12339]: time 2182.684: 25811968
sendsize[12339]: time 2182.696: .
sendsize[12339]: estimate time for /dev/sda5 level 1: 1636.054
sendsize[12339]: estimate size for /dev/sda5 level 1: 25207 KB
sendsize[12339]: time 2182.701: asking killpgrp to terminate
sendsize[12339]: time 2183.703: done with amname '/dev/sda5', dirname
'/export/disk1', spindle -1
sendsize[12320]: time 2183.704: child 12339 terminated normally
sendsize: time 2183.704: pid 12320 finish time Wed Nov 2 01:06:24 2005
one of my amanda.debugs does have this at the bottom of it
amandad: time 2193.716: dgram_recv: timeout after 10 seconds
amanda