Hi, dceola schrieb:
I'm new to these forums, and am also new to Amanda, and still trying
> to learn my way around Linux (i'm using Fedora 7).
Nothing important for your problem, but if you are new to Linux, I guess you like the easy way to keep your system secure and up to date. Maybe think about a newer distribution. The support for F7 ended in June 2008. Current is F9 and F10 should be released at the end of november. If you need a long term support OS, you can use Centos (based on RHEL/Fedora). Each centos release is maintained 7 years.
Unfortunately, i've got to a point where i'm both confused of what
> i'm doing and unsure of what i should make changes to, > for my system as compared to what is outlined in that guide. > (for what it's worth, i made it about halfway through that guide) What exactly is confusing you? > If anyone could point me to a how-to guide for setting > amanda up on linux, with a single scsi tape drive, which > will be changed manually, i would be very grateful! The wiki is a good guide to start with: http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/Quick_start http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/User_documentation Regards Marc -- Marc Muehlfeld (Leitung IT) Zentrum fuer Humangenetik und Laboratoriumsmedizin Dr. Klein und Dr. Rost Lochhamer Str. 29 - D-82152 Martinsried Telefon: +49(0)89/895578-0 - Fax: +49(0)89/895578-78 http://www.medizinische-genetik.de
