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Manual
AMADDCLIENT
NAMESYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
FILES
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
NAME
amaddclient - program to add client to an existing Amanda configuration
SYNOPSIS
|
amaddclient --config config || |
--client
client name
||
--diskdev
directory to backup
[--m]
[--dumptype
string
]
[--includefile
string
]
[--includelist
string
]
[--excludefile
string
]
[--excludelist
string
]
[--user
string
] [--auth
string
]
[--gnutar_list_dir
string
]
[--amandates
string
] [--no-client-update]
[--batch] [--help]
DESCRIPTION
After Amanda rpms are successfully installed and amserverconfig is run, amaddclient will add client to the Amanda configuration. amaddclient create or update Amanda disklist (5) file and create or update /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts file on the server.
If --no-client-update is not specified, amaddclient will attempt to update or create /var/lib/amanda/.amandahost, amanda-client.conf and gnutar-lists on the client. (See ssh-keygen(1) and ssh-add(1) for detail.)
amaddclient must be run by user backup.
--config, --client and --diskdev must be specified.
OPTIONS
Options may be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is not ambiguous. Option argument can either separated by '=' or a space. Example: --conf=v253, --client client8.zmanda.com
--config config
Amanda configuration which this program will add the client to.
--client client
The name of the client machine to add. FQDN name recommended.
--diskdev diskdev
Directory for this Amanda configuration to backup.
--m
Modify existing entry in the disklist (5) file.
Note: if disklist (5) file has been modified manually, this option might not work.
--dumptype dumptype
dumptype to use. Dumptype must be defined in /etc/amanda/template.d/dumptypes or /etc/amanda/$config/amanda.conf file. Default: [user-tar]
--user string
name of user using amrecover on the client, default is root.
--auth string
authentication method to use when running amrecover from the client , default is bsdtcp.
--gnutar_list_dir string
directory where gnutar keep its state file on the client. Absolute path required. Default is /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists. If --no-client-update is not set, this program will attempt to create the directory on the client.
--amandates string
file where amanda keep the date of each dumplevel on the client, default is /etc/amandates.
--batch
Turn on batch mode when copying files to the client, default is off
--no-client-update
If this option is set, amaddclient will not attempt to update/create .amandahosts, amanda-client.conf and gnutar-lists file on the client.
--help
Display usage.
If any of the following four options are used, amaddclient will extend the dumptype definition to an in-line definition in the disklist (5) file.
--includefile string
string is a glob expression
--includelist string
string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions. Specify either --includefile or --includelist.
--excludefile string
string is a glob expression
--excludelist string
string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions. Specify either --excludefile or --excludelist.
FILES
/var/lib/amanda/template.d
Amanda configuration template files install location
/var/lib/amanda
backup home directory
/var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts
Amanda authentication file.
/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists
A directory which contains backup timestamp and list of files backed up.
/etc/amanda/$config
Amanda configuration files location for $config(e.g: DailySet1).
/etc/amanda/template.d
A directory contains dumptypes and tapetypes files used by all Amanda configurations.
/etc/amandates
Amanda file on the client. It keeps track of structures of previous dumps.
/tmp/amanda
directory contains Amanda debug log files.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, 1 is returned.
SEE ALSO
amanda (8), amanda.conf (5), amserverconfig (8), ssh-keygen (1), ssh-add (1), scp (1)
The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
AUTHOR
Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)