GJ> Jason Lavigne wrote: >>For configuration, testing and restore purposes for newbies like me. >>Thanks to the nice folks on this list I have been pointed to a ton of >>documentation and now I will read it and hopefully understand Amanda >>enough to understand if a GUI makes sense. If it does I will take a stab >>at maybe a Webmin module or something similar.
I will have a close look to it. Personally I don�t think a GUI has anything to do in a field like filesystem-backup. Understanding at least the basic principles of filesystems and according backup-schemes and -mechanisms seems necessary to me to assure the backup is worth something. What would you use the GUI for? You have to understand Amanda�s way of doing things as well as your specific situation (~DLEs) to know which value to choose from that fancy dropdown-menu. I understand the beginner�s vague need for "it seems simpler, so it will work"-GUI, but I heavily recommend to wrap your head around the well-designed and grown-by-evolution ways Amanda does her jobs. --- It will make you happier and sleep better, if you understand. --- Not that I don�t want to see some GUI-interface making all that backup-stuff even easier. Show me what you think can be done in backup via GUI. I am ready to learn all the time. -- best regards, Stefan Stefan G. Weichinger mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
