amaddclient(8)

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NAME

6       amaddclient - program to add client to an existing Amanda configuration
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SYNOPSIS

9       amaddclient --config config ||
10                    --client client name ||
11                    --diskdev directory to backup [--m] [--dumptype string]
12                   [--includefile string] [--includelist string]
13                   [--excludefile string] [--excludelist string]
14                   [--user string] [--auth string] [--gnutar_list_dir string]
15                   [--amandates string] [--no-client-update] [--batch]
16                   [--help]
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DESCRIPTION

19       After Amanda rpms are successfully installed and amserverconfig is run,
20       amaddclient will add client to the Amanda configuration.  amaddclient
21       create or update Amanda disklist(5) file and create or update
22       /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts file on the server.
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24       If --no-client-update is not specified, amaddclient will attempt to
25       update or create /var/lib/amanda/.amandahost, amanda-client.conf and
26       gnutar-lists on the client. (See ssh-keygen(1) and ssh-add(1) for
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29       amaddclient must be run by user amandabackup.
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31       --config, --client and --diskdev must be specified.
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OPTIONS

34           Options may be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is not
35           ambiguous. Option argument can either separated by '=' or a space.
36           Example: --conf=v253, --client client8.zmanda.com
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38       --config config
39           Amanda configuration which this program will add the client to.
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41       --client client
42           The name of the client machine to add. FQDN name recommended.
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45           Directory for this Amanda configuration to backup.
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48           Modify existing entry in the disklist(5) file.
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50           Note: if disklist(5) file has been modified manually, this option
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53       --dumptype dumptype
54           dumptype to use. Dumptype must be defined in
55           /etc/amanda/template.d/dumptypes or /etc/amanda/$config/amanda.conf
56           file. Default: [user-tar]
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58       --user string
59           name of user using amrecover on the client, default is root.
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61       --auth string
62           authentication method to use when running amrecover from the client
63           , default is bsdtcp.
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66           directory where gnutar keep its state file on the client. Absolute
67           path required. Default is /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists. If
68           --no-client-update is not set, this program will attempt to create
69           the directory on the client.
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72           file where amanda keep the date of each dumplevel on the client,
73           default is /etc/amandates.
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76           Turn on batch mode when copying files to the client, default is off
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79           If this option is set, amaddclient will not attempt to
80           update/create .amandahosts, amanda-client.conf and gnutar-lists
81           file on the client.
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83       --help
84           Display usage.
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86           If any of the following four options are used,  amaddclient will
87           extend the dumptype definition to an in-line definition in the
88           disklist(5) file.
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91           string is a glob expression
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94           string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions.
95           Specify either --includefile or --includelist.
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101           string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions.
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FILES

105       /var/lib/amanda/template.d
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109           amandabackup home directory
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112           Amanda authentication file.
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115           A directory which contains backup timestamp and list of files
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119           Amanda configuration files location for $config(e.g: DailySet1).
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121       /etc/amanda/template.d
122           A directory contains dumptypes and tapetypes files used by all
123           Amanda configurations.
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126           Amanda file on the client. It keeps track of structures of previous
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130           directory contains Amanda debug log files.
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RETURN VALUE

133       On success, zero is returned.  On error, 1 is returned.
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AUTHOR

142       Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
143           Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
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147Amanda 3.5.4                      07/27/2023                    AMADDCLIENT(8)