On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:

> >This is exactly why my nightly backup script, after running the
> > amdumps and rewinding/ejecting the tapes, tars up all the amanda
> > config files and directories.  That tar ball then gets put two
> > places (on two separate machines), each of which are backed up. 
> > So, if my amanda server completely dies, I'll still have my
> > complete config and set up as of last night.
> 
> So it looks as if I'm going to have to reinvent that wheel too.
> I take it that must depend on the system, Jon L. tells me his 
> backups do contain all that.  I *think* he's doing solaris.

Nothing to do with the system at all. It's just a little something added
into the script which runs amanda each day - I presume at least 95% of
amanda users run amanda from a cron driven script. A couple of lines in that
/those (if you run more than one config) script(s) and bingo - indices
safely squirelled away.




Regards,



Niall  O Broin