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{{Troubleshooting Problem}} | |||
[[amcheck]] and other programs give the error: | |||
Port ''nnn'' is not secure | |||
{{Troubleshooting Solution}} | |||
Because `amcheck', as some other Amanda programs, must be installed as setuid-root. Run `make install' as `root', or `chown' all Amanda setuid programs to `root', then `chmod u+s' them again, if `chown' drops the setuid bit. | Because `amcheck', as some other Amanda programs, must be installed as setuid-root. Run `make install' as `root', or `chown' all Amanda setuid programs to `root', then `chmod u+s' them again, if `chown' drops the setuid bit. | ||
{{Troubleshooting Solution}} | |||
When the Amanda server contacts a client, it requests one or more ports on the client for communication. Ordinarily, the client will respond with clients in the "secure" range (0 - 1023). If the client's configuration is different, or if it cannot allocate such a port (because it is not running as root), then this error will appear. | |||
= See Also = | |||
* [[How To:Set Up Amanda Communication Via SSH Tunnels]] | |||
* [[How To:Run Amanda Across a NAT Boundary]] | |||
--- | = Credits = | ||
This text was originally contributed to the AMANDA-FAQ-O-Matic by [email protected]. |
Revision as of 22:50, 6 April 2007
Template:Troubleshooting CategoryTemplate:Troubleshooting Category Template:Troubleshooting Problem amcheck and other programs give the error:
Port nnn is not secure
Template:Troubleshooting Solution Because `amcheck', as some other Amanda programs, must be installed as setuid-root. Run `make install' as `root', or `chown' all Amanda setuid programs to `root', then `chmod u+s' them again, if `chown' drops the setuid bit.
Template:Troubleshooting Solution When the Amanda server contacts a client, it requests one or more ports on the client for communication. Ordinarily, the client will respond with clients in the "secure" range (0 - 1023). If the client's configuration is different, or if it cannot allocate such a port (because it is not running as root), then this error will appear.
See Also
Credits
This text was originally contributed to the AMANDA-FAQ-O-Matic by [email protected].