Amanda packages from Zmanda downloads page
Installation directories
Directory | Examples | |
---|---|---|
Amanda commands | /usr/sbin | amadmin, amrecover |
Amanda internal binaries | /usr/lib/amanda | amandad, driver (libexec directory) |
Amanda libraries | /usr/lib | libamanda.a, libamclient.a |
Amanda local/shared state directory | /var/lib/amanda | gnutar-lists |
Amanda man pages | /usr/share/man |
Installation logs
Installation logs are created in /var/log/amanda directory. All Amanda rpm installation errors are logged in this log file.
Amanda user
Amanda RPMs create "amandabackup" user as the Amanda user. All the installed binaries have "amandabackup" as the owner and "disk" as the group name. The "amandabackup" user account is locked till the system administrator sets the password for the user. The Amanda user "amandabackup" home directory will be /var/lib/amanda.
amandates file
/etc/amandates file is automatically created as part of the post-installation script
.amandahosts file
Default .amandahosts file is created in /etc directory and it is owned by Amanda user. The contents of the file are:
localhost.localnet amandabackup localhost.localnet root
gnutar-lists
gnutar-lists directory is created in "/etc" directory and is owned by Amanda user "amandabackup"