Hi, the configure-option is --with-gnutar=/path/to/wrapper
recaling the postings over the last years on this list there are many people doing it this way. if you want to know more about the zillion of configure-options amanda has do a configure --help | less Christoph Doug Meredith wrote: > Noel, > > >>I am experimenting with Amanda on our database servers and have discovered >>that we backing up our databases is proving to be a challenge using >> > Amanda. > >>Specifically, we need to be able to run some pre/post script before/after >>backing up certain filesystems within a backup session e.g. >> > > We have the same requirement. What I am going to try (someone on this list > suggested this a few weeks ago) is to create a wrapper for the tar command. > The wrapper will look at the file system being backed up and do the > appropriate pre and post actions as well as invoke the real tar command. > The trick then is to get Amanda to use my wrapper. My understanding is that > there are "configure" options that can be used to accomplish this. > > Anyone actually done this? Know what the configure options are? > > Doug > > -- > Doug Meredith > Skyridge Systems Inc. > (506) 854-7997 > www.skyridge.com > >
