I have never bothered setting up or using the restore component of Amanda 
(amrestore). I dd the backup from the tape, uncompress if necessary and pipe to 
restore or tar -x. I put the restored file in my (root or amanda) directory and 
could then compare it to the existing file if I wanted to. In this sense, 
amanda can do what you require. This is done by a (skilled?) administrator, 
however. If users needed to do this, it might be too complex and done too 
infrequently for them to do without error.

Hope this helps.

-Kevin

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E. Kevin Zembower
Unix Administrator
Johns Hopkins University/Center for Communications Programs
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD  21202
410-659-6139

>>> Darren Landrum <dlandrum AT co.montrose.co DOT us> 08/25/04 01:32PM >>>
I am in charge of seeting up a new backup server for the County of Montrose, 
CO. My boss has asked me to put together a system that will allow us to 
buffer a restore job (say, grabbing a file from tape) before sending the file 
back to its proper place on a server.

The reason he feels this is necessary is so we can look at a file restored 
from tape before we destroy anything that might be on the server proper. That 
way, it can be confirmed by the user that this is indeed the file(s) they 
need restored before we commit to the final action.

Is Amanda capable of this kind of operation?

Thank you very much for your time.

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Regards,
Darren Landrum
Montrose County IT