> You probably wouldn't have to put it back if amanda were in the distro > ;-) (although that is not a solution!). > > I have amanda srpms that compile and install fine on 8.x (but not quite > tested yet ...) ... anyone interested?
same here, but ours has some pretty specific build options that most amanda users might not use. > But my other question is, are system uid's guaranteed to be the same > across installs? I changed an 8.0 mail server to use ldap files in > nsswitch.conf, with ldap running on another 8.0 box, and half the > services didn't restart properly due to uid differences .... > > Is Mandrake 8.2 going to be LDAP/NIS friendly? It's NIS friendly. Your nis should only export user id's. Not system user id's. (bin,adm,sync,mail,news.....) Don't know about LDAP.. :) -- Bryan Whitehead SysAdmin - JPL - Interferometry Systems and Technology Phone: 818 354 2903 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
