Omniback II 3.10 & GNU/Linux Slackware 7

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I have successfully run omniback II backups on one of the linux boxes i have here (Red hat 6.1) but when i try on the slackware box i have i get the following error messages in /usr/omni/log/debug.log


05/31/00 18:39:38 (LibCmn.lib).190.0 ["/src/lib/ipc/ipc.c /main/r31_split/10":1
589] A.03.10 b325
[IpcGetHostByName] gethostbyname (panama) returned 0 ~ #UNKNOWN DNS ERROR#

05/31/00 18:39:38 (LibCmn.lib).190.0 ["/src/lib/cmn/common.c /main/r31_split/4"
:896] A.03.10 b325
gethostbyname() failed, h_errno=0 [host=panama, retry=0]

05/31/00 18:39:38 (LibCmn.lib).190.0 ["/src/lib/cmn/common.c /main/r31_split/4"
:896] A.03.10 b325
gethostbyname() failed, h_errno=0 [host=panama, retry=0]

05/31/00 18:39:38 INET.190.0 ["/src/lib/cmn/unix.c /main/51":126] A.03.10 b325
CmnGetUserInfo: getpwuid() failed, errcode=2 [euid=0]

05/31/00 18:39:38 INET.190.0 ["/src/lib/cmn/unix.c /main/51":140] A.03.10 b325
CmnGetUserInfo: getgrgid() failed, errcode=2 [egid=0]

05/31/00 18:39:38 INET.190.0 ["/src/lib/cmn/common.c /main/r31_split/4":896] A.
03.10 b325
gethostbyname() failed, h_errno=0 [host=omniback.xxx.xxx.xxx, retry=0]

05/31/00 18:39:38 INET.190.0 ["/src/lib/ipc/ipc.c /main/r31_split/10":6914] A.0
3.10 b325
[IpcGetPeer] gethostbyaddr(&(hostip=4294967295), 4, AF_INET) failed (h_errno=0)

05/31/00 18:39:38 INET.190.0 ["/src/lib/ipc/ipc.c /main/r31_split/10":6920] A.0
3.10 b325
IpcGetPeer: Could not expand ConnectionIP ""

has anyone successfully run omniback backups on a slackware linux box, or know of a way too?

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

I hate to say this, but I don't think that you have an Omniback issue. I'm sure that your error messages are pointing to a DNS issue.

Please verify that DNS is functionally the same on all of your boxes.

Perform the following:

1. named -v (as root) <- Check the version of named on all of th platforms

2. examine the /etc/resolv.conf <- Is it similar to the other Linux Boxes?

3. Check the configuration of /etc/nsswitch.conf <- is it simialr on all platforms?

All of your errors indicate a failure to 'gethostbyname'

I suspect that there is a problem in the /etc/resolv.conf nad the versions of named.

Good Luck.

[Juergen Raschke]

I had the error message, too (suse7.0 omnibackII3.5)

the problem is away, when you the install
Packet (a) nssv1.rmp (suse7.0)!!!

then run omniback !!

regards

juergen raschke

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Hello,

I have heard about problems with some linux name resolvers (provided with glibc) and OmniBack II 3.10.

I'm not sure that a patch is provided for slackware, but as it depends on glibc, you may decide (at your own risk :-) to upgrade or downgrade it.

Good luck.

Kodjo