I did it by creating the amandabackup user before I installed amanda. Don't forget to set the home directory correctly.
-Sandro -----Original Message----- From: owner-amanda-us...@amanda.org [mailto:owner-amanda-us...@amanda.org] On Behalf Of Mike Driscoll Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:48 PM To: amanda-users@amanda.org Subject: Specify UID for amandabackup How can I set a specific UID for the amandabackup user when installing the amanda client on Linux? Mike