[Box Backup] Help please with Exception: Connection SocketConnectError

Ben Summers boxbackup at fluffy.co.uk
Thu Sep 28 13:38:09 BST 2006 

You shouldn't use bbackupctl sync in lazy mode, just let bbackupd get  
on with things.

Ben


On 28 Sep 2006, at 13:24, J.A.Aylward wrote:

> 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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