AMADDCLIENT

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 amandabackup.

−−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

amandabackup 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)