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 <[email protected]>
Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)