If you use the amanda package that comes with RedHat 7.1, it will set
itself up in xinetd automatically. You will need to edit the xinetd file
for amanda to enable it.
Note that if you are using high security, you will need to add rules to
ipchains for the backup server. In particular, you
They start with a big number... *sigh*
I have installed GNU tar version 1.13 built with Sun's Forte C compiler. I
will try one of the version that you have suggested.
Many thanks for the quick response!
Chris O'Regan