remote fbackup

[vladimir_1]

Hi,

Some time ago I used fbackup remotely but now it does not work. Can't guess what has changed. Any hint?

Thanks,
Vlad

[harry d brown jr]

Vlad,

when you say it doesn't work, can you provide the error message and OS level?

live free or die
harry

[vladimir_1]

It says: could not open output file d230:/dev/rmt/0m

[pap · Accepted solution]

Hi,
Check the /.rhosts file on the machine whose backup u r taking.

It must include the name of the machine holding tape drive and the user root.

Thanks,

-Pap.

[Frank Slootweg]

You can test the correctness of the remote .rhosts file, by doing something like this:

On the system to be backed up and as root do:

# remsh tape_drive_host date

This should return the date/time and should *not* ask for a password.

If this works, the remote .rhosts file is OK.