On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 08:46:12AM -0700, Pavel Pragin wrote: > Example configuration (all of the files below need to be owned by user > "amanda"): > > The AMANDA client software and Samba is installed on host > "amanda_server_host". A share to be backed up called "share" is on PC > "my-laptop". The share will be accessed via PC user "testing" and > password "testing" and using a workgroup "workgroup". > > 1. The entry in the file disklist is: > > amanda_server_host //my-laptop/share comp-user-tar > > 2. In /etc/amandapass (chmod this file to "700" ) on the machine > 'amanda_server_host':
Do not set execute permissions on a data file. Set the permissions to 400 or 600. > > //my-laptop/share testing%testing workgroup > > 3. /etc/amandates needs to be owned by the "amanda" user and group "disk" > and have the permissions below: > > -rw-r----- 1 amanda disk 35 Jul 8 19:01 amandates > > 4. run amcheck again and post the results > > Pavel Pragin > > > Nathan Weston wrote: > > >I'm a first-time amanda user, trying to backup a linux machine and a > >few windows shares. I went through the tutorial at > >amanda.zmanda.com/quick-backup-setup.html, modifying things to fit my > >setup. The linux machine seems to be ok, but I'm getting some errors > >with the SMB share. > > > >The windows machine in question is lens, and the backup server is > >penguin2. On penguin2, I have a disklist entry like this: > > > >penguin2.genartsi.com //lens/c comp-user-tar > > > >When I run amcheck, I get the following errors: > > > >Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > >-------------------------------- > >ERROR: penguin2.genartsi.com: [samba access error: //lens/c: Error > >connecting to 192.168.0.43 (Permission denied): Connection to lens > >failed: returned 1] > >ERROR: penguin2.genartsi.com: [can not read/write /etc/amandates: > >Permission denied] > >Client check: 2 hosts checked in 0.136 seconds, 2 problems found > > > >Looking in selfcheck.debug, I see that it's running smbclient like this: > >smbclient \\lens\c -U amanda -E -c quit > > > >When I run the same command manually, it prompts for a password, and > >when I enter that it connects fine. But I don't see how amanda is > >giving this password to smbclient (since it obviously can't prompt for > >it). Maybe that's the problem? > > > >As for the second problem, I don't see anything in the .debug files > >that gives me a clue. The permissions for /etc/amandates look like this: > >-rw-r----- 1 amandabackup disk 0 Jul 10 17:20 /etc/amandates > > > >Any ideas? > >Thanks. > > > > >>> End of included message <<< -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
