Here are a few quick notes on how to configure your system to use the amanda
RPMs that I packaged:

Amanda:
Some older distributions need this in /etc/services:
amanda          10080/udp                       # amanda backup services
amandaidx       10082/tcp                       # amanda backup services
amidxtape       10083/tcp                       # amanda backup services

Amanda Client:
Allow backup server in ~operator/.amandahosts
Make sure /etc/hosts.allow/deny allows amanda connections from the server
Install dump if you plan to use it for backups
/root needs to be traversable by operator.disk (at least chmod o+x /root)

Amanda Server:
Install gnuplot if you plan to create reports
Edit /etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf and /etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist
However, as a simple test, you should be able to do the following as root:
su - operator
amcheck DailySet1
amdump DailySet1
It should give you some warning because /dev/null is not a tape device, but
you should end up with a degraded backup spooled in /var/tmp, and log files in
/var/lib/amanda/DailySet1

I have done minimal server testing as my tape drive sits on a Debian server
and not a Red Hat one, so if you notice problems with amanda-server, let me 
know.

Enjoy,
Marc <merlin@valinux.com / marcsoft@merlins.org>