Stefan G. Weichinger wrote:

Please don't do that.

In case I wasn't quite clear: This is not what I want to do.
This is what I *have* to do.

Again: I have to deal with people who want me to do insane
things. On a daily basis.

At least don't try to do that with AMANDA.

The question is: can I force amanda to do it?

AMANDA is NOT DESIGNED to do what you describe above.

AMANDA is designed to schedule your backups in a way to successfully
meet your goals.

You don't say: Do a full backup of DLE host/disk on Monday.
You say: I want at least one full backup of DLE host/disk in X days.

You must be lucky. You're living in a rational universe.

You could FORCE AMANDA into doing it the old way but it is like
tightening screws with a hammer. Not a good solution.

It doesn't matter. My days with the company are counted, largely because
I'm getting tired of incompetent people telling me how to do my job.

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This is a topic that appears very often on the list.
You can browse the archives to find all the discussions ...

It's definitely a FAQ.

Also maybe consult: http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/28.html