- This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE)
Issue Symptoms
[root@proxy ~]# amrecover DailySet1 -t backup -s backup AMRECOVER Version. Contacting server on backup ... [request failed: timeout waiting for ACK
Issue Description
Request failed timeout waiting for ACK
Resolution
Make sure the /etc/amanda/amanda-client.conf file exists on the client:
conf "DailySet1"# your config name index_server "vmbsd.zmanda.com" # your amindexd server tape_server "vmbsd.zmanda.com" # your amidxtaped server #tapedev "/dev/nst0" # your tape device # auth - authentication scheme to use between server and client. # Valid values are "bsd", "bsdudp", "bsdtcp" and "ssh". # Default: [auth "bsdtcp"] auth "ssh" # your ssh keys file if you use ssh auth ssh_keys "/var/lib/amanda/.ssh/id_rsa_amrecover"
Edit this file to fit your configuration.