Galen Johnson wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm moving forward with backing up my windows machines amanda. I've
> gotten samba talking to my windows boxes and can run 'smbclient
> -Uamanda%herpasswd -L windows_host' just fine.. .I see all the shares,
> etc...I can also see my samba server on the windows boxes. However,
> whwne I run 'amdump daily' I get the following:
>
> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
> planner: ERROR Request to fwpilot timed out.
> fwpilot//pdc_circ/c$ RESULTS MISSING
> fwpilot//pdc_circ/d$ RESULTS MISSING
>
> I think I have tracked it down to the fact that I can only see what's
> shared on the server but not actually access them.
> Any hints would be helpful...I've added amanda to the group which
> should give her enough permissions for everything (full control under
> windows perms). I'm at my wits end...any input, leads, places to
> look...you get the idea...anecdotes are welcome.
>
> =G=
>
Issue was resolved by including the optional domain field in
/etc/amandapass. I'd recommend that this field be upgraded to
'recommended' instead of 'optional'.
Thanks to Jon LaBadie for his ever insightful suggestions. They really
helped since I wasn't thinking straight (too much work, too little sleep).
=G=
