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14 amanda\-client.conf \- Client configuration file for Amanda, the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
17 \fIamanda\-client.conf\fR
18 is the client configuration file for
19 \fIAmanda\fR. This manpage lists the relevant sections and parameters of this file for quick reference.
22 \fB<CONFIG_DIR>/amanda\-client.conf\fR
24 \fB<CONFIG_DIR>/<config>/amanda\-client.conf\fR
28 There are a number of configuration parameters that control the behavior of the
30 programs. All have default values, so you need not specify the parameter in
31 \fBamanda\-client.conf\fR
32 if the default is suitable.
34 Lines starting with # are ignored, as are blank lines. Comments may be placed on a line with a directive by starting the comment with a #. The remainder of the line is ignored.
36 Keywords are case insensitive, i.e.
42 Integer arguments may have one of the following (case insensitive) suffixes, some of which have a multiplier effect:
43 .SS "POSSIBLE SUFFIXES"
52 Some number of bytes per second.
55 \fBk kb kbyte kbytes kilobyte kilobytes\fR
57 Some number of kilobytes (bytes*1024).
62 Some number of kilobytes per second (bytes*1024).
65 \fBm mb meg mbyte mbytes megabyte megabytes\fR
67 Some number of megabytes (bytes*1024*1024).
72 Some number of megabytes per second (bytes*1024*1024).
75 \fBg gb gbyte gbytes gigabyte gigabytes\fR
77 Some number of gigabytes (bytes*1024*1024*1024).
92 Some number of weeks (days*7).
95 .nr an-no-space-flag 1
101 may be used in most places where an integer is expected to mean an infinite amount.
103 Boolean arguments may have any of the values
110 to indicate a true state, or
117 to indicate a false state. If no argument is given,
123 \fBconf\fR \fI string\fR
126 \fISet by configure\fR. The conf use by amrecover.
129 \fBindex_server\fR \fI string\fR
132 \fISet by configure\fR. The amindexd server amrecover will connect to.
135 \fBtape_server\fR \fI string\fR
138 \fISet by configure\fR. The amidxtaped server amrecover will connect to.
141 \fBtapedev\fR \fI string\fR
144 \fISet by configure\fR. The tapedev amrecover will use.
147 \fBauth\fR \fI string\fR
150 \fIbsd\fR. Type of authorization to perform between tape server and backup client hosts.
152 \fBbsd\fR, bsd authorization with udp initial connection and one tcp connection by data stream.
154 \fBbsdtcp\fR, bsd authorization but use only one tcp connection.
156 \fBbsdudp\fR, like bsd, but will use only one tcp connection for all data stream.
159 to use Kerberos\-IV authorization.
162 to use Kerberos\-V authorization.
165 to use rsh authorization.
168 to use OpenSSH authorization.
171 \fBssh_keys\fR \fI string\fR
174 \fINo default\fR. The key file the ssh auth will use, it must be the private key. If this parameter is not specified, then the deafult ssh key will be used.
177 \fBgnutar_list_dir\fR \fI string\fR
179 Default from configure
180 \fI\-\-with\-gnutar\-listdir=DIR\fR. The directory where gnutar keep its state file.
183 \fBamandates\fR \fI string\fR
186 \fI/etc/amandates\fR. The file where amanda keep the last date of each dumplevel.
191 <jds@amanda.org>: Original text
193 Stefan G. Weichinger,
194 <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the
195 \fIAmanda\fR\-documentation: XML\-conversion, major update, splitting
200 \fBamanda.conf\fR(5),