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AMADDCLIENT(8) System Administration Commands AMADDCLIENT(8)

NAME

amaddclient - program to add client to an existing Amanda configuration

SYNOPSIS

amaddclient --config config ||
--client client name ||
--diskdev directory to backup [--m] [--dumptype string] [--includefile  string] [--includelist  string] [--excludefile string] [--excludelist  string] [--user string] [--auth  string] [--gnutar_list_dir string] [--amandates  string] [--no-client-update] [--batch] [--help]

DESCRIPTION

After Amanda rpms are successfully installed and amserverconfig is run, amaddclient will add client to the Amanda configuration. amaddclient create or update Amanda disklist(5) file and create or update /var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts file on the server.
If --no-client-update is not specified, amaddclient will attempt to update or create /var/lib/amanda/.amandahost, amanda-client.conf and gnutar-lists on the client. (See ssh-keygen(1) and ssh-add(1) for detail.)
amaddclient must be run by user backup.
--config, --client and --diskdev must be specified.

OPTIONS

Options may be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is not ambiguous. Option argument can either separated by '=' or a space. Example: --conf=v253, --client client8.zmanda.com
--config config
Amanda configuration which this program will add the client to.
--client client
The name of the client machine to add. FQDN name recommended.
--diskdev diskdev
Directory for this Amanda configuration to backup.
--m
Modify existing entry in the disklist(5) file.
Note: if disklist(5) file has been modified manually, this option might not work.
--dumptype dumptype
dumptype to use. Dumptype must be defined in /etc/amanda/template.d/dumptypes or /etc/amanda/$config/amanda.conf file. Default: [user-tar]
--user string
name of user using amrecover on the client, default is root.
--auth string
authentication method to use when running amrecover from the client , default is bsdtcp.
--gnutar_list_dir string
directory where gnutar keep its state file on the client. Absolute path required. Default is /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists. If --no-client-update is not set, this program will attempt to create the directory on the client.
--amandates string
file where amanda keep the date of each dumplevel on the client, default is /etc/amandates.
--batch
Turn on batch mode when copying files to the client, default is off
--no-client-update
If this option is set, amaddclient will not attempt to update/create .amandahosts, amanda-client.conf and gnutar-lists file on the client.
--help
Display usage.
If any of the following four options are used, amaddclient will extend the dumptype definition to an in-line definition in the disklist(5) file.
--includefile string
string is a glob expression
--includelist string
string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions. Specify either --includefile or --includelist.
--excludefile string
string is a glob expression
--excludelist string
string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions. Specify either --excludefile or --excludelist.

FILES

/var/lib/amanda/template.d
Amanda configuration template files install location
/var/lib/amanda
backup home directory
/var/lib/amanda/.amandahosts
Amanda authentication file.
/var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists
A directory which contains backup timestamp and list of files backed up.
/etc/amanda/$config
Amanda configuration files location for $config(e.g: DailySet1).
/etc/amanda/template.d
A directory contains dumptypes and tapetypes files used by all Amanda configurations.
/etc/amandates
Amanda file on the client. It keeps track of structures of previous dumps.
/tmp/amanda
directory contains Amanda debug log files.

RETURN VALUE

On success, zero is returned. On error, 1 is returned.

SEE ALSO

amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), amserverconfig(8), ssh-keygen(1), ssh-add(1), scp(1)
The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHOR

Kevin Till <kevin.till@zmanda.com>
Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)
07/11/2014 Amanda 3.3.6