--- amanda-2.6.0/config/amanda/dumpers.m4~	2008-03-03 14:50:51.000000000 +0100
+++ amanda-2.6.0/config/amanda/dumpers.m4	2008-05-07 11:13:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     fi
 
     if test ! -z "$GNUTAR"; then
-      case "`\"$GNUTAR\" --version 2>&1`" in
+      case "`$GNUTAR --version 2>&1`" in
        *GNU*tar* | *Free*paxutils* ) : # OK, it is GNU tar
 		    ;;
        *)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
       AC_PATH_PROG(SAMBA_CLIENT,smbclient,,$LOCSYSPATH)
       smbversion=0
       if test ! -z "$SAMBA_CLIENT"; then
-        case "`\"$SAMBA_CLIENT\" '\\\\not.a.host.name\\notashare' -U nosuchuser -N -Tx /dev/null 2>&1`" in
+        case "`$SAMBA_CLIENT '\\\\not.a.host.name\\notashare' -U nosuchuser -N -Tx /dev/null 2>&1`" in
         *"Unknown host"*)
 		      smbversion=1
 		      ;;
--- amanda-2.6.0/changer-src/chg-zd-mtx.sh~	2008-05-14 17:36:20.000000000 +0200
+++ amanda-2.6.0/changer-src/chg-zd-mtx.sh	2008-05-15 15:03:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@
 max_drive_wait=${max_drive_wait:-'120'}			# default: two minutes
 
 # check MT and MTX for sanity
-if test "${MTX:0:1}" = "/"; then
+if test "${MTX#/}" != "$MTX"; then
     if ! test -f "${MTX}"; then
 	Exit 2 \
 	    `_ '<none>'` \