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Re: [Networker] Command line pro's.

2003-01-03 10:29:52
Subject: Re: [Networker] Command line pro's.
From: Rob Murdock <rmurdo AT WATCHMARK DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:29:46 -0800
Thanks!

Rob

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Riaan van Niekerk wrote:

> >Has anyone ever added a client to the backup server via command line?
> If
> >so, have any suggesion on where to look for the syntax or do you have
> it
> >you can send?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Rob
> >
>
> I usually "stage" creation of a client inside a Personal Information
> Manager. I use it as a template and change the client name (and if
> necessary, the savesets or other values), and then copy and paste it
> into a remote shell. Here is an example of creating a Novell Client:
>
> nsradmin -i - <<EOF
> create type:nsr client;name:host.domain; save set: "GWS:","SYS:";
> directive:NetWare standard directives;browse
> policy:Quarter;parallelism:1;
> remote user: .backup_user.ou.o ; password: unencrypted_password
> EOF
>
> The advantages are manyfold:
> - Speed (especially when creating multiple clients of similar
> configuration)
> - This method is error-resistant in that I never forget to set
> something where the default is not what I want (typically policies or
> parallelism) or where I tend to forget it (e.g. setting the O/S
> directive)
> - (For NetWare in particular) ensure that no typing mistakes are made
> with the remote user and password needed to backup the client.
> - Renaming a client becomes a lot less daunting if you use this method
> to first dump the client config and then recreate the client via the
> above method, containing all the necessary
>
> greetings
>
>
> Riaan van Niekerk
> Unix-stelseladministrateur
> B.Juris, B.A., RHCE, IBM Certified AIX Sysadmin
> ITB Netwerke en Infrastruktuur
> Potchefstroomse Universiteit
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