On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Gene Heskett wrote:
> I've attemped to add a couple of disklist entries to my backup schedule, 
> but I've run into a problem that doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to 
> me.
> 
> I've copied the .amandahosts file over to that box in /home/amanda, and 
> added the fqdn and alias of that box and the user as amanda and as root 
> on seperate lines to that same file
> 
> All this after installing the amanda-common and amanda-client packages, 
> 2.4.3-p3 I think, from the debian repo on that box.  The install did 
> add the invocation line to /etc/inetd.conf ok, and I've made amanda a 
> member of the disk: group in the group file on that box.

Doesn't Debian use user `backup' instead of `amanda'?
At least it does on my box.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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