On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 05:21:59AM -0800, Pro-Fit wrote:
> 
> I'm concerned that there might be some issues on one
> of my clients
> that had the whole amanda package (and an earlier
> version at that)
> installed as part of the Linux OS install.
> 
> Here's what I'm thinking?
> 
> Machine A has new amanda and is configured to be the
> backup server
> (it has the tape drive).  Machine B is the client.  It
> also has the
> amanda software, but it was installed at an earlier
> time, and was
> configured to use a different --with-config,  and it

They need not be the same.

> was setup to be a server.

That is "mostly" which components get built/installed.
Not functionallity.

> 
> 1. Does the client thinks it's the server, even though
> I can connect
> to it from the main amanda server using amcheck?

See above.  -- Waiting for corrections if I'm in error.

> 2. Do I need to completely remove amanda on machine b,
> and run setup
> using the without-server option along with the
> with-index-server and
> with-tape-server options?

Check the docs/INSTALL file.  There is very little needed
on the client.  And it was probably installed with the
client parts also.  I think the only significant thing
from the server install is a couple of entries in
inet/xinet.conf.  Only one seems to be required for the
client.  Delete the server specific entries.

> 3. Can I modify the client's amanda.conf file to point
> to the main amanda server?

Don't recall the client needing the config files.  Corrections??
I don't seem to have a client about at the moment :((

> 4. If I need to uninstall amanda, is just a matter of
> deleting all
> instances of amanda (files and directories)?

You mention linux.  If installed from an rpm, that is an rpm
issue, not amanda.  Follow those procedures.  If built from
sources, there is an "uninstall" target in the makefile.

But I think your idea is correct if you add to it the network
config stuff (inet.conf and services files) and the crontab
stuff and any password/group file stuff, and any /etc/aman...
files like amandates.  Any others?

> 5. Can I run the latest version of amanda, and
> *assume* it will overwrite the existing config?
> The with-config that's on the client is the default
> config.  I've modified the with-config on the server install.

If the install locations are the same and the user id are the
same, I would.

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