Did you define GNUTAR using --with-gnutar= on the ./configure line or in a suitably placed config.site file? From my /usr/local/amanda/etc/config.site:
# GNUTAR --with-gnutar=PROG # Default: look for program named gtar, gnutar or tar # that prints GNU tar when run with --version. GNUTAR=/usr/freeware/bin/tar Robert L. Becker, Jr. Col, USAF, MC Department of Cellular Pathology Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington, DC 20306-6000 301-319-0300 On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Jerry - Industry wrote: > 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] > >
