Christopher,
You can get a listing of the options to the configure utility with
the "--help" switch. I got over 100 lines of options with explanitory
text (displayed in only the head of the output, its much much longer)
and I'd be surprised if the listing of switches wasn't exhaustive.
> ./configure --help
Usage: configure [options] [host]
Options: [defaults in brackets after descriptions]
Configuration:
--cache-file=FILE cache test results in FILE
--help print this message
--no-create do not create output files
--quiet, --silent do not print `checking...' messages
--version print the version of autoconf that created configure
Its also my understanding and experience that you _never_ need to
modify the config utility and the config.log and .cache files are
modified by configure when you run the utility, so you wouldn't want
to hand edit though either.
As far as additional explaination of the switches, I can recommend
the documentation in the docs/ directory and the amanda.conf web
site which containts a pointer to the amanda_users mailing list and
archives.
I've found that I've needed to set few of the switches, --with-user,
--with-group and I believe that someone else on our site may have
build another version of amanda for our firewall system that set
the range of available ports. There used to be a problem with a
library on the IRIX systems but I believe that even that defaults
correctly these days.
If you have specific questions on some of the switches and can't
find the information in the archives than the amanda_users list
would be your best resource, remember to include OS, version,
amanda, version, perhaps tape drive, disk type (UFS, EFS, XFS...)
client and server information as relevant and your actual question.
> Since you were so helpful with my last issue I have another question to
> bounce off of you. What you suggested worked for my previous issue, and now
> I'm going through the amanda.conf configuration. My question is to you know
> where I can find some info on the conf file with some detailed explanation on
> what the settings mean. I realize there is probably no easy way to edit this
> file besides going through it and editing it correctly, I guess I am a
> spoiled Windows user who is use to everything being done for you with little
> or no changes doing an install and configure
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated
>
>
> Christopher Broadwater
> PC/LAN Specialist
> Victoria IS Department
> 10 New Road
> East Providence, RI
> 02909
> (401)-435-9220 X2273
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Cuttler [mailto:brian AT wadsworth DOT org]
> Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:58 PM
> To: Chris Broadwater
> Subject: Re: Configure/Install
>
>
>
> No need to edit the script, they are command line arguments.
>
> ./configure --with-user=amanda --with-group=sys
>
> in my case anyway.
>
> ./configure has a help option, off hand I don't recall what
> it is but just saw it in a list message that you probably
> also received.
>
>
> > thanks
> >
> > AM I to assume the user a group add is a switch put at the end of the
> > configure command? Or do I create or edit an exisitng script?
> >
> > Christopher Broadwater
> > PC/LAN Specialist
> > Victoria IS Department
> > 10 New Road
> > East Providence, RI
> > 02909
> > (401)-435-9220 X2273
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Cuttler [mailto:brian AT wadsworth DOT org]
> > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 11:52 AM
> > To: Chris Broadwater
> > Subject: Re: Configure/Install
> >
> >
> >
> > Amanda is a wonderful scheduler, record keeper etc but relies
> > on the native dump utility or some form of tar, often gnutar
> > though you have to check the version, there are some that are
> > known to be broken and other versions that are highly recommended.
> >
> > Personally I don't have any linux machines under amanda backup
> > though I know that many people on the list do.
> >
> >
> > > I am very new to amanda, looking for a vieable backup solution for a
> > > LINUX Sever, we had migrated over from a DG?UX box and was using a backup
> > > routine using DUMP however dump on its own seems to be flaky and
> > > unreliable on the LINUX box. I'll try what you suggested Thanks
> > >
> > > Christopher Broadwater
> > > PC/LAN Specialist
> > > Victoria IS Department
> > > 10 New Road
> > > East Providence, RI
> > > 02909
> > > (401)-435-9220 X2273
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Brian Cuttler [mailto:brian AT wadsworth DOT org]
> > > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 11:20 AM
> > > To: Chris Broadwater
> > > Subject: Re: Configure/Install
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You are new to amanda ??
> > >
> > > run configure with the options
> > >
> > > --with-user=
> > > --with-group=
> > >
> > > to show which username will run the utility and while
> > > group they belong to.
> > >
> > > In my case its "amanda" and "sys" where sys has access to
> > > the devices that represent the partitions... so that I don't
> > > have to run amanda as "root".
> > >
> > > Is that what you are asking ?
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I need some help.
> > > >
> > > > I was going through the install of Amanda 2.3.4 and during the
> > > > Configure the process errored out with the following line
> > > >
> > > > configure: error: *** --user-USER is missing
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas what I missed. I figured this is a minor issue and caused by
> > > > an oversight on my behalf
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Christopher Broadwater
> > > > PC/LAN Specialist
> > > > Victoria IS Department
> > > > 10 New Road
> > > > East Providence, RI
> > > > 02909
> > > > (401)-435-9220 X2273
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: John [mailto:john AT keimel DOT com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:06 AM
> > > > To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> > > > Subject: Re: The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 01:07:51PM -0500, Joshua Baker-LePain wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 at 12:26pm, John wrote
> > > > >
> > > > > > *** A TAPE ERROR OCCURRED: [cannot overwrite active tape Daily01].
> > > > > > Some dumps may have been left in the holding disk.
> > > > > > Run amflush to flush them to tape.
> > > > > > The next tape Amanda expects to use is: a new tape.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there a way to make it use the existing 7 remaining tapes
> > > > > > instead of
> > > > > > throwing a new tape at it? It's mostly a time thing for getting a
> > > > > > new
> > > > > > tape, but it'd be nice to be able to go on with the next tape in the
> > > > > > cycle.
> > > > >
> > > > > Change your tapecycle to match how many tapes you have.
> > > >
> > > > Thank folks for the helpful tips. I've edited my amanda.conf to read 7
> > > > tapes. I've also removed the broken tape 4 out of my tapelist.
> > > >
> > > > The trouble is that a cow-orker was making some edits and left some
> > > > amanda.conf files laying about. I ended up changing the wrong file a few
> > > > times. I've since smacked the cow-orker up side the head with an old 5G
> > > > ESDI hard drive. Left a nice mark ;) And now the extra amanda.conf
> > > > is removed from the server.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again list for the prompt help from everyone.
> > > >
> > > > j
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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