--On Sunday, February 09, 2003 18:22:29 +0100 liam pace <lpace AT maltanet DOT 
net> wrote:

> hi,
> 
> for the client part, does the disklist reside on the client or on the server
> side?

The disklist is on the server. That is the file the Amanda server uses to
know which disks on which machines to back up.  The client has no knowledge
of what is supposed to be backed up, it just does whatever the server asks
it to.

> also, why is the command touch /etc/amandates needed. What does amandates do
> exactly?

If you only use dump and not GNU tar, you don't need it.  For tar it provides
the same function as /etc/dumpdates (recording when and at what level each
filesystem was last backed up).  Since the backup user doesn't normally have
permissions to create a file in /etc, root has to create it first and chown it.
I don't remember if the location and name amandates is a configure option
or not.

> one last thing. can u explain:
> 
> mkdir ~backupuser/gnutar-lists   (if you're using tar, directory should be
> whatever specified in configure's --with-gnutar-listdir=)
> 
> why is gnutar--lists used?

Also tar-specific.  I should think more generically before I reply late at
night and not assume everyone's doing things the same way I am.  If you are
using tar, that is where it keeps a list of what files were backed up when
so tar can do incrementals properly.

Frank

> regards,
> 
> liam
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> [mailto:owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org]On Behalf Of Frank Smith
> Sent: 07 February 2003 20:51
> To: Amro Radwan; 'amanda-users AT amanda DOT org'
> Subject: Re: Almost there, Now the Amanda Client...
> 
> 
> --On Friday, February 07, 2003 11:04:54 -0800 Amro Radwan <aradwan AT food 
> DOT com>
> wrote:
> 
>> All,
>> 
>> I've pretty much setup everything I need on the Amanda Backup Server..
>> but now I'm trying to configure the Amanda Client.  I've got to say the
>> documentation in the Unix Backup and Recovery by W. Preston, doesn't
>> really go into depth of configuring the client.
>> 
>> Can anyone recommend any good reading of how to configure the Amanda
>> client?  I'm using a predominantly Sun environment, with a few NT/2000
>> boxes.
>> 
>> -Amro
>> 
> 
> Install the software (you can configure with the  --without-server option
> if it will never be used as the Amanda server).
> Create the backup user and group (if they don't already exist)
> Create backup user's home directory if needed
> Create ~backupuser/.amandahosts:
> serverhost.dom.ain    backupuser
> chmod 600 ~backupuser/.amandahosts
> mkdir ~backupuser/gnutar-lists   (if you're using tar, directory should be
> whatever specified in configure's --with-gnutar-listdir=)
> touch /etc/amandates
> chown backupuser:group all of the above
> Add to /etc/services:
> amanda          10080/udp                       # Amanda backup
> Add to /etc/inetd.conf:
> amanda  dgram   udp     wait    backup  /amanda/install/path/libexec/amandad
> amandad
> kill -HUP <inetd PID>
> If using tar and you have an exclude file in your dumptype called
> amanda.exclude, at
> the top level of each DLE create amanda.exclude  (i.e., if your DLE is /home
> then
> create /home/amanda.exclude containing lines like:
> ./bob/cache
> ./joe/tmp
> 
> Add the DLE to your disklist, then run amcheck <config> to verify it all
> works.
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
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