--Jay said---> ...In addition, you'll be less likely
to get surprised down the road if you run the chg-zd-mtx installed
in libexec. Your copy in DailySet1 won't be updated (by) 'make install'.
Thanks again Jay.
So you're saying that since the chg-zd-mtx in libexec is the one that would be updated
when I
upgrade and do a Make Install, THAT is the one I should modify to make my "config
file"?
That's the part that confuses me.
So
We have a chg-zd-mtx in ../../libexec/chg-zd-mtx
that is the file normally run by amanda,
and
we have the configuration version which is ../configname/chg-zd-mtx.conf
(in this case /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf
which as an aside DOES not get called chg-zd-mtx.conf (but just
...mtx)
in the amanda.conf line that calls the changerfile variable.)
And you're saying that when I make a new version the make install will NOT overwrite
the one in
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf ... which makes sense...
But then...That isn't the one that actually executes anyway...
NO NO NO. I've confused myself again.
The Configuration for DailySet1 goes in
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf
But (In my case??! I also have a file in my config directory called
chg-zd-mtx.conf, as WELL as the executable in the libexec directory.
(directory shows:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 amanda operator 36419 Aug 6 15:58
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx
-rw-r--r-- 1 amanda operator 1631 Aug 6 16:23
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf
-rwxr-xr-x 1 amanda operator 36526 Jul 10 12:34 /usr/local/libexec/chg-zd-mtx
Note they AREN't the same (apparently I added a comment to the one in my config
directory)
So, are we saying :
that the chg-zd-mtx in the CONFIG directory should NOT exist? or what exactly
are we saying here?
(HELP?)
OK: Question in plain English (I hope):
-----
a) does a file named chg-zd-mtx need to exist in the CONFIG directory (I am guessing
answer is NO...)
b) should we have to edit the chg-zd-mtx file (except to change the stuff in beginning
of the file as configuration parameters?
c) IF we DO have to edit the chg-zd-mtx file (not the chg-zd-mtx.conf file in
DailySet1) where should we keep it so that future changes can
be accomadated if we need to do another make install?
c1 IF the ONLY changes to the file would be to copy to create a new .conf file in the
config(DAILYSET1) directory, then D) seems to makes sense.
d) for future versions. Can this be modified so that a sample chg-zd-mtx.conf file is
included that DOES NOT contain the shell script stuff?
It seems very confusing.
e) For Newbies (PAY ATTENTION NOW) interested in using a changer file that ISN'T
standard*. Would the procedure to follow be:
1) locate the changer file desired (for example: chg-zd-mtx) from the
changer-src directory in the distribution,
2) Copy that file to /usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf
(that's CONFIG Directory/changername with a .conf at the end of it)
(EXAMPLE: COPY /usr/local/libexec/chg-zd-mtx
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf
3) and simply change the variables in the beginning of the file, and STOP
editing the file when it says
################################################################################
# No user-level customization should be required beyond this point.
################################################################################
(and then delete all lines after that in the
/usr/local/etc/amanda/DailySet1/chg-zd-mtx.conf CONFIG file
Thanks
Mitch
* Never mind. Amanda isn't Standard. Anyone wishing to use it is going to go thru
this to connect their robot!
