On Friday 13 August 2004 05:51, Ranveer Attalia wrote:
>Thanks for getting back to me
>The filesystem version we are using is ext3. Can I run a tar using
>Amanda, so it doesnt interfere with the filesystem versions? How
> would I go about doign that?
>Would a separate config and disklist need to be created?
>By the way, we dont have a firewall issue because these machines
>(servers & clients) are completely independant of any connection via
> the firewall.
>
>Thanks
>
>- Ranveer

Tar can be used, but since its location is hard-coded at compile time, 
it must be installed and findable.

I haven't posted it in a while, so here is the script I use to 
configure and build it from a tarball.
---------------
#!/bin/sh
# since I'm always forgetting to su amanda...
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=coyote.coyote.den \
        --with-amandahosts \
        --with-configdir=/usr/local/etc/amanda

make
----------------------
I wasn't sure if I'd specified where tar was or not, apparently its in 
my $PATH.  The configure step does find it.  Remove any lines that 
don't apply, and edit any lines that do so they match your system, 
like the servers FQDN and devices used.

The above script must be run as the user amanda, and you must become 
root to do the make install.

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