+The
+\-\-list
+option lists the subsections of a certain type, where the type is givein as the parameter\&.
+.PP
+The
+\-\-client
+option is equivalent to
+\-\-execute\-where server
+(below)\&.
+.PP
+The
+\-\-execute\-where
+option tells amgetconf whether to operate on the client or the server; the server is the default\&.
+.SS "BUILD CONFIGURATION"
+.PP
+If
+\fIparameter\fR
+begins with
+build\&., then the following name is a build environment variable\&. Variables without a value (e\&.g\&.
+XFSDUMP
+on a system that does not support that type of file system) will not report an error and will return an empty string as the value\&. Some boolean variables (e\&.g\&.
+\fIUSE_AMANDAHOSTS\fR) will return
+1
+if the flag is set or an empty string if it is not, while others return
+yes
+or
+no, as indicated below (the difference is historical)\&.
+.PP
+Combining the
+\-\-list
+option with the parameter
+build
+will enumerate all available build parameters\&.
+.PP
+\fBBuild Parameters\fR
+.PP
+bindir, sbindir, libexecdir, mandir
+.RS 4
+Install directories
+.RE
+.PP
+AMANDA_TMPDIR, CONFIG_DIR, AMANDA_DBGDIR, GNUTAR_LISTED_INCREMENTAL_DIR
+.RS 4
+Runtime directories
+.RE
+.PP
+listed_inc_dir
+.RS 4
+Same as
+GNUTAR_LISTED_INCREMENTAL_DIR
+.RE
+.PP
+CC, VERSION, ASSERTIONS, LOCKING, USE_VERSION_SUFFIXES
+.RS 4
+Build information\&.
+ASSERTIONS
+is 1 or empty, while
+USE_VERSION_SUFFIXES
+is yes/no\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+DUMP, RESTORE, VDUMP, VRESTORE, XFSDUMP, XFSRESTORE, VXDUMP, VXRESTORE, SAMBA_CLIENT, GNUTAR, STAR, COMPRESS_PATH, UNCOMPRESS_PATH
+.RS 4
+Paths to various utility progarms (empty if they are not found or not used)
+.RE
+.PP
+AIX_BACKUP
+.RS 4
+Is
+DUMP
+the AIX backup program? (empty or 1)
+.RE
+.PP
+DUMP_RETURNS_1
+.RS 4
+Does
+DUMP
+return 1 on success? (empty or 1)
+.RE
+.PP
+BSD_SECURITY, BSDUDP_SECURITY, BSDTCP_SECURITY, KRB4_SECURITY, KRB5_SECURITY, SSH_SECURITY, RSH_SECURITY
+.RS 4
+Indicate which authentication mechanisms are available (yes or no)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+USE_AMANDAHOSTS
+.RS 4
+Should the "bsd" authentication mechanism use
+amandahosts? (yes or no)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+AMANDA_DEBUG_DAYS
+.RS 4
+Number of days after which debug logs are deleted\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+DEFAULT_SERVER, DEFAULT_CONFIG, DEFAULT_TAPE_SERVER, DEFAULT_TAPE_DEVICE
+.RS 4
+Default values for configuration parameters
+.RE
+.PP
+CLIENT_LOGIN
+.RS 4
+Userid under which the client runs (from
+\-\-with\-user)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+USE_RUNDUMP
+.RS 4
+Should Amanda use the
+rundump
+wrapper? (empty or 1)
+.RE
+.PP
+CHECK_USERID
+.RS 4
+Does Amanda check that userids are correct? (empty or 1)
+.RE
+.PP
+COMPRESS_SUFFIX, COMPRESS_FAST_OPT, COMPRESS_BEST_OPT, UNCOMPRESS_OPT
+.RS 4
+Command\-line options for the compression program\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+TICKET_LIFETIME, SERVER_HOST_PRINCIPAL, SERVER_HOST_INSTANCE, SERVER_HOST_KEY_FILE, CLIENT_HOST_PRINCIPAL, CLIENT_HOST_INSTANCE, CLIENT_HOST_KEY_FILE
+.RS 4
+Kerberos parameters\&.
+.RE
+.SS "DEBUG LOG MANAGEMENT"
+.if n \{\
+.sp
+.\}
+.RS 4
+.it 1 an-trap
+.nr an-no-space-flag 1
+.nr an-break-flag 1
+.br
+.ps +1
+\fBNote\fR
+.ps -1
+.br
+That this application is responsible for debug logs is a
+historical quirk, but the functionality is widely used\&..sp .5v
+.RE
+.PP
+If
+\fIparameter\fR
+begins with
+\fIdbopen\&.\fR, the string following the period is a program name and an
+\fIAmanda\fR
+debug file will be created for the caller\&. The name of the logfile is returned\&.
+.PP
+If
+\fIparameter\fR
+begins with
+\fIdbclose\&.\fR, the string following the period is a program name previously used with
+\fIdbopen\&.\fR, followed by a colon (:) and the previously opened file name\&. The name of the logfile is returned\&.
+.SH "EXAMPLES"