> >no /var/amanda/curinfo/ or /index/
>
> As I said earlier, these should not exist. They should be Amanda
> config dependent, i.e. they should be /var/amanda/daily/curinfo and
> /var/amanda/daily/index. I also think that if you create the "daily"
> directory with permissions that allow the Amanda user (or a group it is
> a member of) to create entries (rwx), these two will be created for you
> by the first run.
The location for these dirs is in amanda.conf and can be changed to anywhere
I want them. Currently they are in /usr/local/var/amanda/. So I have that
handled ok.
> I don't think Amanda should be responsible for creating /usr/local/var.
> What was it trying to put in there?
Amanda is the only thing that uses it and it didn't exist prior to this
isntall. These are the files and directories found there in
/usr/local/var/amanda/:
-rw------- 1 amanda backup 5141 Nov 27 21:54 amdump.1
drwxrwx--- 3 amanda backup 4096 Nov 27 21:54 curinfo/
drwxrwx--- 2 amanda backup 4096 Nov 27 21:35 gnutar-lists/
drwxrwx--- 3 amanda backup 4096 Nov 27 21:35 index/
-rw------- 1 amanda backup 853 Nov 27 21:54 log.20001127.0
drwx------ 2 amanda backup 4096 Nov 27 21:54 oldlog/
I got real hung up on my first try at installing amanda because I was
expecting things to go in presently existing directories and amanda is
duplicating all those same directories (or expecting them) under /usr/local/
rather than off of the root (/etc/, /var/, /lib/, etc.) and so, I ended up
with a mixture of locations. Now that's much clearer for me. I do see the
reasoning for this from an ease of trouble shooting, upgrading and removal
perspective - but I honestly don't understand the mechanics of program
installs/removals enough yet to know if this is a real issue or not, throwing
everything into the same locations. But one thing that has been a tad
frustrating is the lack of standards, or more specifically the 'partial
adherance' to standards as seen so far in my miniscule introduction to the
*nix world. I plan on this being my career direction so I am interested in
any changes for the better. I noted that you are making action items and you
got my attention... grin.
> Also, I doubt most people do a "make install" on all their clients,
> which is where this exists. Most probably do it once on a prototypical
> system, then use rdist, NFS or the equivalent to the others.
The next steps I have to tackle..... Are you saying they just copy that
/usr/local branch off to other machines? Is there nothing then that was put
in /sbin or /bin etc? wow. That could be cool.
Thanks again.
Randy
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