On Fri April 11 2003 11:21,  wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I am trying to install amanda backup software on my server and I
> get an error when i run "./configure".
>
>the error is " configure: error: *** --with-user=USER is missing"
>
>can anyone help me in findingout the error and help me in smooth
>installation of this?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Nick

Nick, as has been repeated in the docs, you must have a user who has 
exclusive rights to run amanda.  Most just add a user "amanda" and 
make amanda a member of group "disk" or "backup" (depends on the 
distro)

The obligatory remark about rtfm goes in here someplace :)

Also amanda _must_ be configured and made by this user.  The _only_ 
time you should work on amanda as root is for the actual "make 
install" 

Installing amanda really should start with reading the docs and 
deciding exactly how you want these things setup, once and forever, 
then commit it to a script so *you* don't forget, and copy that 
script to each new version you install if you intend to "keep up 
with the Jones's" as they come out.

I have a small changer using DDS2 tapes, so my script is a bit 
longer than some, reading like this, and calling it anything BUT 
configure after setting the x bit:
----------------------
#!/bin/sh
# Many thanks to whomever first posted this first section
# I'm always forgetting to su amanda before doing a configure...
if [ `whoami` != 'amanda' ]; then
        echo
        echo "!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!"
        echo "Amanda needs to be configured and built by the user amanda,"
        echo "but must be installed by user root."
        echo
        exit 1
fi
make clean
rm -f config.status config.cache
./configure --with-user=amanda \
        --with-group=disk \
        --with-owner=amanda \
        --with-tape-device=/dev/nst0 \
        --with-changer-device=/dev/sg1 \
        --with-gnu-ld --prefix=/usr/local \
        --with-debugging=/tmp/amanda-dbg/ \
        --with-tape-server=your.servers.localnet.addr \
        --with-amandahosts \
        --with-configdir=/usr/local/etc/amanda
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Obviously the tape device might need to be changed, and the 
changer-device removed if you don't have one.

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