The file selfcheck is there and it is owned by amandabackup and group
disk. However I have no log files from selfcheck. I installed the RPM
for rhel4 version 2.5.0p2-1
Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
Check if selfcheck is installed in the machine. It must be in
/usr/lib/amanda/ directory. It should be owned by amanda user.
How did you install amanda client?
Paddy
On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have not selfcheck debug files in the /tmp/amanda directory. How ever
I do have this files on my other servers that are running amanda client.
Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
> It should be in : /tmp/amanda directory in 2.5.0 and in
> /tmp/amanda/client/ selfcheck..debug
>
> Paddy
>
> On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sorry for my ignorance but where are the selfcheck logs located?
>>
>> Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
>> > This could be a problem. Is there information on selfcheck logs? It
>> > appears selfcheck is not starting
>> >
>> > Paddy
>> >
>> > On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> Here is the file I do see the requests and replies but then I see
>> an one
>> >> line that says received unexpected REQ packet. Could this be the
>> >> problem?
>> >>
>> >> Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
>> >> > Usually the problem is with the DNS on the client. Is there any
>> >> > information on
>> >> > amandad, selfcheck logs in /tmp/amanda directory?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks,
>> >> > Paddy
>> >> >
>> >> > On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> >> I have done the pings and trace route and everything is
resolving.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
>> >> >> > Presence of virtual IPs should not matter.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Check if it is a name resolution issue.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Paddy
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >> >> >> I have tried the trouble shooting. The config files look
right,
>> >> >> does it
>> >> >> >> matter if their are virtual ip addresses on the client?
I'm not
>> >> >> trying
>> >> >> >> to connect to one of the virtual IP's but just wondering if
>> this
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> >> confuse amanda at all.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Paddy Sreenivasan wrote:
>> >> >> >> > If you are running 2.5.1 or 2.5.1p1, these xinetd and
>> >> .amandahosts
>> >> >> >> > entries
>> >> >> >> > require changes. See
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>>
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Configuring_bsd/bsdudp/bsdtcp_authentication
>>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > For troubleshooting this problem, you can also see
>> >> troubleshooting
>> >> >> >> > wiki page:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Amcheck:_selfcheck_request_failed
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Paddy
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On 11/6/06, James Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> Hey All,
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I keep getting this error for one of my hosts.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> selfcheck request failed: timeout waiting for ACK
>> >> >> >> >> Client check: 4 hosts checked in 30.153 seconds, 1
problem
>> >> found
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I have added this in my amandaclient file in the xinetd.d
>> >> >> directory.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> service amanda
>> >> >> >> >> {
>> >> >> >> >>disable = no
>> >> >> >> >>socket_type = dgram
>> >> >> >> >>protocol= udp
>> >> >> >> >>wait= yes
>> >> >> >> >>user= amandabackup
>> >> >> >> >>group = disk
>> >> >> >> >>groups = yes
>> >> >> >> >>server = /usr/lib/amanda/amandad
>> >> >> >> >> }
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> And I have this added to the .amandahosts file.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> localhost amandabackup
>> >> >> >> >> localhost.localdomain amandabackup
>> >> >> >> >> amanda.transolutions.net amandabackup
>> >> >> >> >> amanda.transolutions.net root
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Am I missing something? I have restarted the xinetd.d
>> service.
>> >> >> It is
>> >> >> >> >> hard to restart the service because this is a heavily
used
>> >> >> production
>> >> >> >> >> server. The server is running RHE4.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> amandad: debug 1 pid 27487 ruid 6002 euid 6002: start at Mon
Nov 6
>> >> 13:22:10 2006
>> >> amandad: version 2.5.0p2
>> >> amandad: build: VERSION="Amanda-2.5.0p2"
>> >> amandad:BUILT_DATE="Fri May 12 11:52:52 PDT 2006"
>> >> amandad:BUILT_MACH="Linux rocky.zmanda.com
2.6.9-22.0.2.ELsmp
>> >> #1 SMP Thu Jan 5 17:13:01 EST 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux"
>> >> amandad:CC="gcc"
>> >> amandad:CONFIGURE_COMMAND="'./configure'
>> >> '--build=i386-redhat-linux' '--prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin'
>> >> '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--libexecdir=/usr/
