To make the executable setuid, you have to do: chmod u+s /usr/sbin/amcheck After that, you'll note that the first x is now an s. On 5 Aug 2003, Craig White wrote: > Replying to my own message... > > chown a+s /usr/sbin/amcheck still gives me the message about it not > being setuid > > also - figured out that the tapedevice is commented out so I got that > working and now /usr/sbin/amlabel works properly. > > so my problem is that it still doesn't back up... > > output of mail from the command amdump DailySet1 > > Subject: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR August 5, 2003 > > These dumps were to tape DailySet11. > The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape. > > FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY: > localhost /home lev 0 FAILED [Request to localhost timed out.] > > > STATISTICS: > Total Full Daily > -------- -------- -------- > Estimate Time (hrs:min) 0:00 > Run Time (hrs:min) 0:01 > Dump Time (hrs:min) 0:00 0:00 0:00 > Output Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Original Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Avg Compressed Size (%) -- -- -- > Filesystems Dumped 0 0 0 > Avg Dump Rate (k/s) -- -- -- > > Tape Time (hrs:min) 0:00 0:00 0:00 > Tape Size (meg) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Tape Used (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0 > Filesystems Taped 0 0 0 > Avg Tp Write Rate (k/s) -- -- -- > > > NOTES: > planner: Adding new disk localhost:/home. > driver: WARNING: got empty schedule from planner > taper: tape DailySet11 kb 0 fm 0 [OK] > > > DUMP SUMMARY: > DUMPER STATS TAPER STATS > HOSTNAME DISK L ORIG-KB OUT-KB COMP% MMM:SS KB/s MMM:SS > KB/s > -------------------------- --------------------------------- > ------------ > localhost /home 0 FAILED > --------------------------------------- > > (brought to you by Amanda version 2.4.2p2) > ------------ > On Tue, 2003-08-05 at 22:13, Craig White wrote: > > struggling with Amanda - I know that I am really really close... > > > > mail sent by the command /usr/sbin/amcheck -m DailySet1 > > > > > > Subject: DailySet1 AMANDA PROBLEM: FIX BEFORE RUN, IF POSSIBLE > > > > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > > ----------------------------- > > WARNING: program /usr/sbin/amcheck: not setuid-root > > WARNING: tapedev is /dev/null, dumps will be thrown away > > Holding disk /tmp: 950124 KB disk space available, that's plenty > > NOTE: skipping tape checks > > NOTE: info dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo: does not exist > > NOTE: it will be created on the next run > > NOTE: index dir /var/lib/amanda/DailySet1/index/localhost: does not > > exist > > Server check took 0.037 seconds > > > > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > > -------------------------------- > > WARNING: localhost: selfcheck request timed out. Host down? > > Client check: 1 host checked in 30.025 seconds, 1 problem found > > > > (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2) > > > > I have read/re-read/re-read/docs & website at Amanda.org and guess I > > need to figure out how to: > > > > set /usr/sbin/amcheck to setuid root > > set the tape device to /dev/nst0 > > > > It shouldn't be this difficult but I am not getting it - any > > suggestions? > > > > Craig > > > > > > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
