[Box Backup] Help please with Exception: Connection SocketConnectError

[Ben Summers]

* Can bbackupd connect, or is it just bbackupquery?

* Are you running bbackupd and bbackupquery under the same user?

* Is there a firewall in the way?

* Does using tcpdump to see what's on the wire help?

Ben




On 28 Sep 2006, at 12:01, J.A.Aylward wrote:

> Hi again !
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction with this please?
>
> bbackupd and bbstored are both running
> Certificates are in the correct place (I think)
>
> I typed: bbackupctl sync
> and received:
>
> Using configuration file /etc/box/bbackupd.conf
> Daemon configuration summary:
> AutomaticBackup = true
> UpdateStoreInterval = 3600 seconds
> MinimumFileAge = 21600 seconds
> MaxUploadWait = 86400 seconds
> Succeeded.
>
> Then to try to check that things were happening I typed:   
> bbackupquery "compare -aq" quit
>
>
> Box Backup Query Tool v_exported, (c) Ben Summers and contributors  
> 2003-2006
> Using configuration file /etc/box/bbackupd.conf
> Connecting to store...
> Exception: Connection SocketConnectError (Probably a network issue  
> between client and server, bad hostname, or server not running.)  
> (7/15)
>
> I can ping the server, ssh to it, etc (in both directions)
> hostname is entered in full with the domain name?
>
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Many thanks again
>
> Jamie Aylward
>
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> J.A.Aylward
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> School of Education and Lifelong Learning
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