Amanda-Users

Re: runtar: error [must be invoked by amanda]

2005-07-13 16:50:12
Subject: Re: runtar: error [must be invoked by amanda]
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert AT linux-m68k DOT org>
To: Matt Hyclak <hyclak AT math.ohiou DOT edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:34:08 +0200 (CEST)
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Matt Hyclak wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2005 at 12:45:07PM -0600, Graeme Humphries enlightened us:
> > > Don't know yum.
> > Frontend to RPM, like apt, but less featured.
> > 
> > > Do some of those pre-built packages have a way of specifying
> > > local preferences?  Or is that only with the source packages.
> > 
> > Sure, you just can't change compile-time options, like what user to use.
> 
> That's the big problem with amanda and distributions. They have to send out

JFYI, I never had problems with the Debian Amanda packages (except for a
problem with cdrw-taper, where the default config file contained a typo)...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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