On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 05:10:53PM +0200, Nick Smith wrote: > > Paddy Sreenivasan wrote: > >On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Nick Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Hi Paddy, > >> > >>It's great that there is a packaged version of Amanda again. > >> > >>Why are you installing it /usr/libexec/*, /usr/bin & /var/lib/amanda? > > > >I tried to keep the same location as Linux versions. See > >http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Amanda_packages_from_Zmanda_downloads_page > > > >>I don't mean to be a troll but there are many standard (sic) places to > >>place > >>third party software on Solaris such as /usr/sfw, /opt/csw, /usr/local. I > >>know of several sysadmins who would refuse to install the package on the > >>grounds of lack of separation of OS and third-part apps. > > > >If there is standard location for Solaris, please let us know. We > >would be happy to incorporate it. > > > > /usr/local - Sunfreeware -> old deprecated BSD structure but still > functional > /opt/csw - Blastwave / OpenCSW packages > /opt/sun - SUN applications > /opt - mix of SUN and third-party apps (like Collabnet stuff) > > I understand your wish to keep the same directory structures as Linux > but I have the following reservations about this issue. > > 1. Solaris Admins aren't used (or normally) happy about anything getting > installed into /usr/*. Solaris isn't Linux and most Sys Admins either > use only one of the OSs or then are likely to understand that > differences between the installation structures are necessary. > > 2. The Amanda packages depend on CSW* packages in /opt - a horrible > reverse dependency in my opinion. > > 3. The standard OpenSolaris (ZFS) install provides a /opt filesystem > specifically for third-party software such as Amanda. This filesystem is > guaranteed to be unaffected by BE updates (*probably* wouldn't affect > Amanda anyway but you never know...) > > 4. On machines with virtual machines maybe Admins would want to share > the /opt filesystem between all the VMs and therefore would have only to > update Amanda once on the Dom0 (except for refreshing the amanda service > etc). Can anyone comment as my knowledge of VM administration is slight. > > My *personal* suggestion would be to use /opt/amanda/*, /etc/opt/amanda > and /var/opt/amanda. > > Please understands these are just my views and suggestions. > > What would other users of Solaris think about this? The more comments > the better! >
+1 for all 4 points and your personal suggestion. jl -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 12027 Creekbend Drive (703) 787-0884 Reston, VA 20194 (703) 787-0922 (fax)
