Can’t assign requested address

  • This article is for Amanda Enterprise (AE)

Issue Symptoms

A failed backup is shown in the Report| Summary page in ZMC with:

“Can’t assign requested address”

Issue Description

This means that Amanda was unable to find an available source port for the backup on the Amanda server.

Resolution

Please see the following article on how to change the port range used by Amanda on the Amanda server: How to change the Amanda Server source port range