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10 .TH "AMADDCLIENT" "8" "01/10/2013" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.3" "System Administration Commands"
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31 amaddclient \- program to add client to an existing Amanda configuration
33 .HP \w'\fBamaddclient\fR\ 'u
34 \fBamaddclient\fR \-\-config \fIconfig\fR ||
35 \-\-client \fIclient\ name\fR ||
36 \-\-diskdev \fIdirectory\ to\ backup\fR [\-\-m] [\-\-dumptype\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-includefile\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-includelist\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-excludefile\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-excludelist\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-user\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-auth\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-gnutar_list_dir\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-amandates\ \fIstring\fR] [\-\-no\-client\-update] [\-\-batch] [\-\-help]
39 After Amanda rpms are successfully installed and
43 will add client to the Amanda configuration\&.
45 create or update Amanda
47 file and create or update /var/lib/amanda/\&.amandahosts file on the server\&.
49 If \-\-no\-client\-update is not specified,
51 will attempt to update or create /var/lib/amanda/\&.amandahost, amanda\-client\&.conf and gnutar\-lists on the client\&. (See
59 must be run by user amandabackup\&.
61 \-\-config, \-\-client and \-\-diskdev must be specified\&.
66 Options may be abbreviated, as long as the abbreviation is not ambiguous\&. Option argument can either separated by \*(Aq=\*(Aq or a space\&.
67 Example: \-\-conf=v253, \-\-client client8\&.zmanda\&.com
70 \fB\-\-config config\fR
72 Amanda configuration which this program will add the client to\&.
75 \fB\-\-client client\fR
77 The name of the client machine to add\&. FQDN name recommended\&.
80 \fB\-\-diskdev diskdev\fR
82 Directory for this Amanda configuration to backup\&.
87 Modify existing entry in the
93 file has been modified manually, this option might not work\&.
96 \fB\-\-dumptype dumptype\fR
98 dumptype to use\&. Dumptype must be defined in /etc/amanda/template\&.d/dumptypes or /etc/amanda/$config/amanda\&.conf file\&. Default: [user\-tar]
101 \fB\-\-user string\fR
105 on the client, default is root\&.
108 \fB\-\-auth string\fR
110 authentication method to use when running
112 from the client , default is bsdtcp\&.
115 \fB\-\-gnutar_list_dir string\fR
117 directory where gnutar keep its state file on the client\&. Absolute path required\&. Default is /var/lib/amanda/gnutar\-lists\&. If \-\-no\-client\-update is not set, this program will attempt to create the directory on the client\&.
120 \fB\-\-amandates string\fR
122 file where amanda keep the date of each dumplevel on the client, default is /etc/amandates\&.
127 Turn on batch mode when copying files to the client, default is off
130 \fB\-\-no\-client\-update\fR
132 If this option is set,
134 will not attempt to update/create \&.amandahosts, amanda\-client\&.conf and gnutar\-lists file on the client\&.
144 If any of the following four options are used, \fBamaddclient\fR will extend the dumptype definition to an in\-line definition in the \fBdisklist\fR(5) file\&.
147 \fB\-\-includefile string\fR
149 string is a glob expression
152 \fB\-\-includelist string\fR
154 string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions\&. Specify either \-\-includefile or \-\-includelist\&.
157 \fB\-\-excludefile string\fR
159 string is a glob expression
162 \fB\-\-excludelist string\fR
164 string is a file name on the client containing glob expressions\&. Specify either \-\-excludefile or \-\-excludelist\&.
168 \fB/var/lib/amanda/template\&.d\fR
170 Amanda configuration template files install location
173 \fB/var/lib/amanda\fR
175 amandabackup home directory
178 \fB/var/lib/amanda/\&.amandahosts\fR
180 Amanda authentication file\&.
183 \fB/var/lib/amanda/gnutar\-lists\fR
185 A directory which contains backup timestamp and list of files backed up\&.
188 \fB/etc/amanda/$config\fR
190 Amanda configuration files location for $config(e\&.g: DailySet1)\&.
193 \fB/etc/amanda/template\&.d\fR
195 A directory contains dumptypes and tapetypes files used by all Amanda configurations\&.
200 Amanda file on the client\&. It keeps track of structures of previous dumps\&.
205 directory contains Amanda debug log files\&.
209 On success, zero is returned\&. On error, 1 is returned\&.
213 \fBamanda.conf\fR(5),
214 \fBamserverconfig\fR(8),
220 : http://wiki.zmanda.com/
223 \fBKevin Till\fR <\&kevin\&.till@zmanda\&.com\&>
225 Zmanda, Inc\&. (http://www\&.zmanda\&.com)