> On Oct 2, 2020, at 2:26 AM, Stefan G. Weichinger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> (resent with correct subscriber email for the ML)
>
> Am 30.09.20 um 15:21 schrieb Gene Heskett:
>> Sample:
>>
>> HOST lathe ERROR: security file '/etc/amanda-security.conf' do not allow
>> to run '/usr/bin/tar' as root for 'amgtar:gnutar_path'
>>
>> How do I fix this? Its only been working fine for a decade or more.
>> Paranoia really should be painfull...
>
> That's rather easy.
>
> Edit /etc/amanda-security.conf
> and enable/add the line like
>
> amgtar:gnutar_path=/usr/bin/tar
>
>
Just for the record and the mailing list, you can also specify where guitar
lives
on your configure pass, during compilation.
./configure --with-user=operator \
--with-group=root \
--with-index-server=<FQDN> \
--with-tape-device=tape:/dev/nst3 \
--with-config=daily \
--with-gnutar=/bin/tar \
…. and a few more
Deb Baddorf
Fermilab
