Re: Initial test configuration

Winston Sorfleet <[email protected]> Fri, 7 Feb 2025 19:25:06 -0500
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My first easy suggestion would be to check the ownership and permissions 
of all the files or pipes listed.  On Debian, everything should be 
backup:backup.  I am seeing that you have "amandabackup" user, not 
"backup".  Certainly fix that first.

On 2025-02-07 16:53, 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
> ===================================
> ===================================
>
>
>
>
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    <p>My first easy suggestion would be to check the ownership and
      permissions of all the files or pipes listed.  On Debian,
      everything should be backup:backup.  I am seeing that you have
      "amandabackup" user, not "backup".  Certainly fix that first.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2025-02-07 16:53, Scott Stadler
      wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAF5BZ9oB1pvfNMuTf7er6DTBSihG9zNLsHKc-C_h=F+u4sMwZQ@mail.gmail.com">
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      <div dir="ltr">Hello,
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>I am attempting to run the initial configuration via the <b>"Getting
            Started with Amanda"</b> instructions. ( <a
href="https://docs.zmanda.com/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/build-a-basic-configuration"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://docs.zmanda.com/amanda-community/getting-started-with-amanda/build-a-basic-configuration</a>
          )</div>
        <div>Upon running the -&gt;amcheck MyConfig</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><b>I get the below output with an error:</b></div>
        <div>ERROR: localhost: selfcheck request failed: error sending
          REQ: write error to: Broken pipe</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know
          if any information is need in addition to the below:</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>
          <div>===================================</div>
          <div>Full message output</div>
          <div>===================================</div>
        </div>
        <div>Amanda Tape Server Host Check</div>
        <div>-----------------------------<br>
          NOTE: tapelist file does not exists<br>
                it will be created on the next run<br>
          NOTE: Holding disk '/amanda/holding': 27860992 KB disk space
          available, using 51200 KB as requested<br>
          amandad: must be executed as the "backup" user instead of the
          "amandabackup" user<br>
          amcheck-device: Error: Owner of AMANDA_TMPDIR (/tmp/amanda) is
          not backup<br>
          <br>
          slot 1: contains an empty volume<br>
          Will write label 'MyData01' to new volume in slot 1.<br>
          NOTE: skipping tape-writable test<br>
          NOTE: host info dir '/amanda/state/curinfo/localhost' does not
          exist<br>
                It will be created on the next run<br>
          NOTE: index dir '/amanda/state/index/localhost' does not exist<br>
                it will be created on the next run<br>
          Server check took 0.168 seconds<br>
          Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check<br>
          --------------------------------<br>
          ERROR: localhost: selfcheck request failed: error sending REQ:
          write error to: Broken pipe<br>
          Client check: 1 host checked in 1.019 seconds.  1 problem
          found.<br>
          (brought to you by Amanda 3.5.1)<br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
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        <div>amanda.conf file</div>
        <div>===================================</div>
        <div>org "MyConfig"<br>
          infofile "/amanda/state/curinfo"<br>
          logdir "/amanda/state/log"<br>
          indexdir "/amanda/state/index"<br>
          dumpuser "amandabackup"<br>
          <br>
          <br>
          tpchanger "chg-disk:/amanda/vtapes"<br>
          labelstr "MyData[0-9][0-9]"<br>
          autolabel "MyData%%" EMPTY VOLUME_ERROR<br>
          tapecycle 4<br>
          dumpcycle 3 days<br>
          amrecover_changer "changer"<br>
          <br>
          tapetype "TEST-TAPE"<br>
          define tapetype TEST-TAPE {<br>
            length 100 mbytes<br>
            filemark 4 kbytes<br>
          }<br>
          <br>
          define dumptype simple-gnutar-local {<br>
              auth "local"<br>
              compress none<br>
              program "GNUTAR"<br>
          }<br>
          <br>
          holdingdisk hd1 {<br>
              directory "/amanda/holding"<br>
              use 50 mbytes<br>
              chunksize 1 mbyte<br>
          }<br>
        </div>
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        </div>
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        </div>
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        <div>disklist file</div>
        <div>===================================</div>
        <div>localhost /etc simple-gnutar-local</div>
        <div>
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