On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 at 2:37pm, Dalton Hubert wrote

> i want to backup the directory /home/user123/ but not the directory 
> /home/user123/dummydata.
> 
> What i have to do in amanda?

Look at the documentation regarding 'exclude' and 'exclude list' in the 
example amanda.conf and in the amanda(8) man page.

> Second question: I want backup some tar-files manually?
> How can i copy the files to the tape?

Not a good idea.  Amanda pretty much demands complete ownership of the 
tapes.  Just put 'em somewhere that's in your disklist.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University