Don't do that, neither. Assign the group "backup" to the amanda user, chown root /usr/local/sbin/amcheck, and then rerun it as amanda.
I've done what Gene Heskett said:
# cat /etc/group ... backup::303:amanda ... # cat /etc/passwd ... amanda:x:400:303:Amanda Operator:/Disk2/amanda:/bin/bash ...
As user amanda: bash-2.00$ tar zxvf amanda-2.4.4p1.tar.gz ... bash-2.00$ export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -R/usr/local/lib" bash-2.00$ cd amanda-2.4.4p1 bash-2.00$ ./configure --with-user=amanda --with-group=backup ... bash-2.00$ make ... bash-2.00$ su # make install ... bash-2.00$ id amanda uid=400(amanda) gid=303(backup)
bash-2.00$ amcheck daily bash: /usr/local/sbin/amcheck: Permission denied
I've tried diverse suggestions from other posters (thanks!), but so far can't get anything other than a verboten, or the usual 'port not secure' shinola.
Thanks, I'll keep trying.
