[Box Backup] Help please with Exception: Connection SocketConnectError

J.A.Aylward boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:24:04 +0100


Brilliant, thank you Stefan and Ben, I might be in business!

If I'm in lazy mode,
does the  bbackupctl sync work immediately - or when it gets round to it?

The  bbackupquery "compare -aq" quit found things that were not there - 
but is at least working.

Very many thanks again

Jamie


J.A.Aylward
IT Support/Web Team
School of Education and Lifelong Learning
http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/
01392 264790




Ben Summers wrote:
>
> It looks like bbstored is listening on localhost to me, so the server 
> won't be accepting connections from the outside world. Change the 
> ListenAddresses in /etc/box/bbstored.conf and restart (kill and start 
> it again). Try inet:0.0.0.0 , which depending on your OS, will listen 
> on all addresses.
>
> Then make sure your clients are connecting to the external address of 
> the server, not 127.0.1.1.
>
> Ben
>
>
> On 28 Sep 2006, at 13:05, J.A.Aylward wrote:
>
>> Hi Ben,
>> I did:
>> netstat -an | grep 2201
>> and got:
>>
>> tcp        0      0 127.0.1.1:2201          0.0.0.0:*               
>> LISTEN
>>
>>
>> Jamie
>>
>> J.A.Aylward
>> IT Support/Web Team
>> School of Education and Lifelong Learning
>> http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/
>> 01392 264790
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ben Summers wrote:
>>>
>>> Do
>>>
>>>   netstat -an
>>>
>>> on the server, and see if anything is listening on 2201 on the 
>>> expected address.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28 Sep 2006, at 12:58, J.A.Aylward wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for your pointer:
>>>>
>>>> Can bbackupd connect?
>>>>
>>>> No - I tried ssh -p 2201 - and the connection is refused.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried adding the hostname in the hosts.allow file
>>>>
>>>> and been trawling the web for help without luck yet - so if you 
>>>> know the answer I'd greatly appreciate it.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to keep asking questions - I am slowly producing a list of 
>>>> how to install on Debian...
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Jamie Aylward
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J.A.Aylward
>>>> IT Support/Web Team
>>>> School of Education and Lifelong Learning
>>>> http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/
>>>> 01392 264790
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ben Summers wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On 28 Sep 2006, at 12:22, J.A.Aylward wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Ben,
>>>>>> thanks for your help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how can I tell if bbackupd 
>>>>>> can connect?
>>>>>
>>>>> Your logs? /var/log/box if you followed the instructions to the 
>>>>> letter.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or use netstat.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We are behind a firewall, but I don't think it's in the way.
>>>>>> It blocks UDP traffic, but tcp is ok
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes I'm running both bbackupd and bbackupquery as root
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I haven't got tcpdump installed, but can do so if needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> What does
>>>>>
>>>>>   telnet hostname 2201
>>>>>
>>>>> do, where hostname is the server's name from /etc/box/bbackupd.conf?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ben
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ben Summers wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> * 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --J.A.Aylward
>>>>>>>> IT Support/Web Team
>>>>>>>> School of Education and Lifelong Learning
>>>>>>>> http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/
>>>>>>>> 01392 264790
>>>>>>>>
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