>Does the username have to be constant across Amanda clients?
No.
>I mean, I think the server amanda user can be different because this can
>be set in .amandahosts but can you set the username on per-client basis?
You're right about the server access. The server only tells the client
who the server is, and does not care who the client is running as.
The client user name only controls Amanda checking itself that it is being
run by the expected user, e.g. that (x)inetd matches what was compiled in.
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