Addr 0.0.0.0: hostname lookup failed

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Issue: amandad fails with error "addr 0.0.0.0: hostname lookup failed". amdump, amcheck commands could see this failure.

Logs: Check the amandad debug logs on the client. For example: /tmp/amanda/amandad.<Datestamp>. Example of log messages:

amandad: time 0.000: dgram_send_addr: sendto(0.0.0.0.566) failed:
Invalid argument
amandad: time 0.003: sending REP packet:
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Amanda 2.4 REP HANDLE 001-A8850608 SEQ 1152114891
ERROR [addr 0.0.0.0: hostname lookup failed

Cause: One of the possible reasons can be

Using inetd in IPv6 environment on a linux system

Solutions

Use xinetd instead of inetd services
Set protocol field to tcp46 in xinetd or inetd service entry. See Amanda and IPv6

See more amandad issues.

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