On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 05:33:52AM -0500, Neil wrote:
> Is someone out there kind enough to share a good howto on installing amanda?
> I am planning to reinstall my non-working f****** amanda. I have tried the 
> INSTALL file that comes with it. I also have posted earlier about the issue 
> I was encountering but never had any replies to that POST. 
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Amanda requires an awful lot of ducks to be in a nice neat row,
and the documentation isn't always completely transparent.

INSTALL, at least the one at the top of the source tree, is a 
generic free software install instruction.  Nothing Amanda-specific.

Have you also read README, and have you followed the references:

HOW DO I GET AMANDA UP AND RUNNING?
-----------------------------------

Read the file docs/INSTALL.  There are a variety of steps, from
compiling
Amanda to installing it on the tape server host and the client machines.
    docs/INSTALL        contains general installation instructions.
    docs/SYSTEM.NOTES   contains system-specific information.
    docs/FAQ            contains answers to frequently asked questions.
    docs/KERBEROS       explains installation under Kerberos 4.
    docs/TAPE.CHANGERS  explains how to customize the changer interface.
    docs/WHATS.NEW      details new features.


Persevere.  It's a great package once you have it working.

I missed your earlier post.  Perhaps you could tell us a little
about what you've tried, and about what where things went
wrong.

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