Newbie question - installing Amanda for the first time. Checked the FAQ's and didn't find an answer to this problem - could be a case of not seeing the forest for the trees.
I installed amanda-2.4.2p2 and apparently compiled successfully. After completing the configuration file, amlabel-2.4.2p2 (using suffix) ran successfully and labeled all the tapes. But when I attempt to run amcheck-2.4.2p2, it has a problem with the keyword 'program "GNUTAR"' entry. This is the section of the config file containing the GNUTAR entry: 358 # program - specify the dump system to use. Valid values are "DUMP" and 359 # "GNUTAR". Default: [program "DUMP"]. 360 program "GNUTAR" 361 # record - record the dump in /etc/dumpdates. Default: [record yes] 362 # skip-full - skip the disk when a level 0 is due, to allow full backups 363 # outside Amanda, eg when the machine is in single-user mode. and the error message results from amcheck: possum# amcheck-2.4.2p2 -s Set1 "/usr/local/etc/amanda/Set1/amanda.conf", line 360: configuration keyword expected "/usr/local/etc/amanda/Set1/amanda.conf", line 360: end of line expected "/usr/local/etc/amanda/Set1/amanda.conf", line 361: configuration keyword expected amcheck: could not find config file "/usr/local/etc/amanda/Set1/amanda.conf /tmp/amanda debug file shows this information: amcheck: debug 1 pid 78916 ruid 0 euid 1000 start time Thu Jun 6 10:55:19 2002 amcheck: dgram_bind: socket bound to 0.0.0.0.3095 could not find config file "/usr/local/etc/amanda/Set1/amanda.conf" amcheck: pid 78916 finish time Thu Jun 6 10:55:19 2002 Although the reported error is "can't find", it appears that the program's reading the config file, then erroring out on the keyword entry. I'm not sure what error I've made with the "keyword" but it's obvious there must be one there. I've removed and replaced the entry several times, tried it with and without the quotes, and got the same results. I'd really appreciate somebody steering me in the right direction so I can get Amanda up and running. Jerry Stretch Industry Inet [EMAIL PROTECTED]
