NAME
amanda-client.conf - Client configuration file for Amanda, the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk ArchiverDESCRIPTION
is the client configuration file for Amanda. This manpage lists the relevant sections and parameters of this file for quick reference. The files <CONFIG_DIR>/amanda-client.conf and <CONFIG_DIR>/<config>/amanda-client.conf are loaded.SYNTAX
The syntax of is identical to that for amanda.conf(5).GLOBAL PARAMETERS
conf stringDefault: Set by configure. The conf use
by amrecover.
client-username string
Default: CLIENT_LOGIN. Similar to the
parameter of the same name in amanda.conf(5), this specifies the
username that amrecover should send when connecting to the server. It
should match the username specified in .amandahosts on the server.
client-port [ int | string ]
Default: "amanda". Similar to
the parameter of the same name in amanda.conf(5), this specifies the
port to connect on the server. It can be a service name or a numeric port
number.
amdump-server string
No default: Set by configure. The
amanda server to connect with the amdump_client program.
index-server string
Default: Set by configure. The amindexd
server amrecover will connect to.
tape-server string
Default: Set by configure. The
amidxtaped server amrecover will connect to.
tapedev string
Default: Set by configure. The tapedev
amrecover will use.
auth string
Default: "bsdtcp". Type of
authorization to perform between tape server and backup client hosts.
"bsd", bsd authorization with udp initial connection and one
tcp connection by data stream.
"bsdtcp", bsd authorization but use only one tcp connection.
"bsdudp", like bsd, but will use only one tcp connection for
all data stream.
"krb5" to use Kerberos-V authorization.
"local", if the client is the server, it doesn't require
authencation setup.
"rsh" to use rsh authorization.
"ssh" to use OpenSSH authorization.
ssh-keys string
Default: No default. The key file the
ssh auth will use, it must be the private key. If this parameter is not
specified, then the default ssh key will be used.
gnutar-list-dir string
Default from configure
--with-gnutar-listdir=DIR. The directory where gnutar keep its state
file.
mailer string
Default found by configure. A mail program
that can send mail with ' MAILER -s "subject" user <
message_file'.
amandates string
Default: /etc/amandates. The file where
amanda keep the last date of each dumplevel.
connect-tries int
Default: 3. How many times the server
will try a connection.
rep-tries int
Default: 5. How many times amandad will
resend a REP packet if it doesn't get the ACK packet.
debug-days int
Default: 3. The number of days the
debug files are kept.
debug-amandad int
Default: 0. Debug level of the amandad
process
debug-amidxtaped int
Default: 0. Debug level of the
amidxtaped process
debug-amindexd int
Default: 0. Debug level of the amindexd
process
debug-amrecover int
Default: 0. Debug level of the
amrecover process
debug-auth int
Default: 0. Debug level of the auth
module
debug-event int
Default: 0. Debug level of the event
module
debug-holding int
Default: 0. Debug level of the
holdingdisk module
debug-protocol int
Default: 0. Debug level of the protocol
module
debug-selfcheck int
Default: 0. Debug level of the
selfcheck process
debug-sendsize int
Default: 0. Debug level of the sendsize
process
debug-sendbackup int
Default: 0. Debug level of the
sendbackup process
hostname string
Default: `hostname`. The hostname (in
the DLE) of the client machine
reserved-udp-port int,int
Default: --with-udpportrange or
512,1023. Reserved udp port that will be used (amrecover with bsd or
bsdudp)
reserved-tcp-port int,int
Default: --with-low-tcpportrange or
512,1023. Reserved tcp port that will be used (amrecover with
bsdtcp)
unreserved-tcp-port int,int
Default: --with-tcpportrange or
1025,65536. Unreserved tcp port that will be used (bsd, bsdudp)
property string string+
Adds a global property for this client host,
useful for e.g., Application API plugins. The first string is the property
name, the following strings are the property values
APPLICATION SECTION
The amanda-client.conf file may define multiple types of application. The information is entered in a application section, which looks like this:
define application " name" {
application-option application-value
...
}
name is the name of this type of application.
The setting from an application is merged with the dle setting if the
name is the same as the client-application-name from the dle or
if the client-application-name from the dle is not set and the
name is the same as the plugin from the dle.
The application options and values are:
client-application-name string
Default: none. Not use on the
client.
comment string
Default: none. A comment string
describing this application.
plugin string
No default. Must be set to the name of the
program. This program must be in the $libexecdir/amanda/application
directory on the client. If set, it must be the same as the dle
plugin.
property [append] [priority] string string+
No default. You can set property for the
application, each application have a different set of property. Both strings
are quoted; the first string contains the name of the property to set, and the
others contains its values. append keyword append the values to the
list of values for that property. priority keyword disallow the setting
of that property on the server.
SCRIPT SECTION
The amanda-client.conf file may define multiple types of script. The information is entered in a script section, which looks like this:
define script " name" {
script-option script-value
...
}
name is the name of this type of script.
The setting from a script is merged with the dle setting if the name is
the same as the client-script-name from the dle or if the
client-script-name from the dle is not set and the name is the
same as the plugin from the dle.
The script options and values are:
client-script-name string
Default: none. Not used on the
client.
comment string
Default: none. A comment string
describing this script.
plugin string
No default. Must be set to the name of the
program. This program must be in the $libdir/amanda/application
directory on the client. If set, it must be the same as the dle
plugin.
execute-where client
Default: client. Value can't be
changed.
execute-on execute_on[,execute_on]*
No default. When the script must be executed,
you can specify many of them:
pre-dle-amcheck
property [append] [priority] string string+
Execute before the amcheck command for the
dle.
pre-host-amcheck
Execute before the amcheck command for all dle
for the client.
post-dle-amcheck
Execute after the amcheck command for the
dle.
post-host-amcheck
Execute after the amcheck command for all dle
for the client.
pre-dle-estimate
Execute before the estimate command for the
dle.
pre-host-estimate
Execute before the estimate command for all
dle for the client.
post-dle-estimate
Execute after the estimate command for the
dle.
post-host-estimate
Execute after the estimate command for all dle
for the client.
pre-dle-backup
Execute before the backup command for the
dle.
post-dle-backup
Execute after the backup command for the
dle.
pre-recover
Execute before any level is recovered.
post-recover
Execute after all levels are recovered.
pre-level-recover
Execute before each level recovery.
post-level-recover
Execute after each level recovery.
inter-level-recover
Execute between two levels of recovery.
No default. You can set property for the
script, each script have a different set of property. Both strings are quoted;
the first string contains the name of the property to set, and the others
contains its values. append keyword append the values to the list of
values for that property. priority keyword disallow the setting of that
property on the server.
SEE ALSO
amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), amcrypt(8), aespipe(1) The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/AUTHORS
James da Silva <[email protected]> Stefan G. Weichinger <[email protected]>| 12/01/2017 | Amanda 3.5.1 |