> Amanda has a lot of configure-time options, user and group being required
> ones. Going through those can not only give you a more
> customized install
> (e.g., all my clients were compiled with --with-index-server set,
> so I can
> run amrecover without command line options) but also can give a
> new user a
> better understanding of how amanda works.
Agreed.
>
> I do prefer RPMs for almost everything I do. But I still install amanda
> from source for the customization benefits.
I like using RPMs whenever possible, primarily to keep source off production
systems and for maintainability ("geez, again, which software is installed
on this box?").
When I feel the need to custom-compile software, I build my own RPM spec and
source code patches as needed and use that RPM instead. Gives you the best
of both worlds.
Bernhard
