+Changes in release 2.6.1p1
+
+ * amplot: better output
+ * Don't include genversion.h in distribution tarballs.
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ o S3 device driver
+ o rait device driver
+ o amstatus
+ o configure
+ o application-api
+ o compilation on some platform
+ o others small bug
+
+Changes in release 2.6.1
+
+ * Application API: Allow to easily write wrappers around any backup program,
+ See the 'amanda-applications' man page.
+ o amgtar: Use GNU tar, it is a lot more configurable than the GNUTAR
+ program. See 'amgtar' man page.
+ o amstar: Use star to do a backup, it work only on a partition. See
+ 'amstar' man page.
+ o amsamba: Use smbclient to backup a cifs share, see amsamba man page.
+ o amzfs-sendrecv: Do a backup of a ZFS filesystem with 'zfs send'.
+ * Script API: Allow to run script before and after amanda process, see the
+ 'amanda-scripts' man page.
+ o amzfs-snapshot: Do a snapshot of a ZFS filesystem, then 'amgtar'
+ application will backup the snapshot. See 'amzfs-snapshot' man page.
+ o script-email: Simple script to send email. see 'script-email' man page.
+ * Changer API v2.0: perl-based changer interface supporting concurrent
+ use of multiple devices and changers.
+ o currently operating in "compatibility mode," calling old changer
+ shell scripts.
+ o under active development.
+ * Xfer API: generic library to move and filter data with maximal efficiency
+ o can read from and write to arbitrary devices, files, etc.
+ o only used in some applications.
+ * Amanda archive format: A simple archive format that an application can
+ use to create backup image.
+ * 'amarchiver' program to manipulate file in amanda archive format.
+ * Many improvements to report better error message to user.
+ * amtape subcommands 'slot prev' and 'slot last' are removed.
+ * Dozens more perl libraries, with more stable interfaces.
+ * Many bugs fixed and improvement.
+ * amgetconf '--client' option to retrieve config from
+ amanda-client.conf on a client.
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o new application-tool section
+ o new script-tool section
+ o new device section
+ o new changer section
+
+Changes in release 2.6.0
+
+ * configure --disable-shared doesn't work because perl modules require
+ shared libraries. Use configure --with-static-binaries to build
+ statically linked binaries.
+ * 'amverify' and 'amverifyrun' are deprecated and replaced with the
+ new, more flexible 'amcheckdump'
+ * 'amdd' and 'ammt' are deprecated.
+ * Some Amanda files are now installed in new "amanda/" subdirectories:
+ libraries are now installed in $libdir/amanda and internal programs
+ are now installed in $libexecdir/amanda.
+ * The amandates file, previously at /etc/amandates, is now at
+ $localstatedir/amanda/amandates. You may want to move your existing
+ /etc/amandates when you upgrade Amanda.
+ * New 'amcryptsimple', 'amgpgcrypt' - encryption plugins based on gpg.
+ * New 'amserverconfig', 'amaddclient' - Initial Amanda configuration tools
+ these tools make assumptions, please see man page.
+ * Many bugs fixed and code rewrite/cleanup
+ * glib is required to compile and run amanda.
+ * Device API: pluggable interface to storage devices, supporting tapes,
+ vtapes, RAIT, and Amazon S3
+ * New perl modules link directly to Amanda, to support writing Amanda
+ applications in Perl. Perl module are installed by default in the perl
+ installsitelib directory. It can be changed with
+ 'configure --with-amperldir'.
+ * New 'local' security driver supports backups of the amanda server
+ without any network connection or other configuration.
+ * Almost 200 unit tests are available via 'make installcheck'.
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o amanda.conf changes
+ + flush-threshold-dumped
+ + flush-threshold-scheduled
+ + taperflush
+ + device_property
+ + usetimestamps default to yes
+
+Changes in release 2.5.2p1
+
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ o Many IPv6 bugs
+ + missing sockaddr_storage
+ + missing AI_V4MAPPED and AI_ALL
+ + compare of IPv4 and IPv6 v4mapped address.
+ + (bsd/bsdudp): server use two sockets,
+ one for IPv4 and one for IPv6
+ o amflush/autoflush
+ o chown/chmod
+ o amstatus
+ o compilation on some platform
+ o others small bug
+
+Changes in release 2.5.2
+
+ * Many bugs fixed and code cleanup
+ * krb5 auth is working
+ * Works with IPv6 address
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o amanda.conf changes
+ + debugging is enabled in the config file
+ see all debug_* config option
+ + tapetype 'readblocksize', if maxtapeblocksize is set too
+ larger for your hardware
+
+Changes in release 2.5.1p3
+
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ * amrecover improve handling of not ascii filename in index.
+ * Works with tar-1.16 and exit status of 1.
+ * Can define a LASTSLOT in a chg-disk config file.
+
+
+Changes in release 2.5.1p2
+
+ * Many bugs fixed
+ * amoverview is working
+ * dumptype starttime is working
+
+ * Amanda command changes
+ o amtape accept the -o arguments
+ o amgetconf --list to list all tapetype, dumptype, holdingdisk
+ or interface
+ o amgetconf can return a value of a specific tapetype, dumptype,
+ holdingdisk or interface
+
+
+Changes in release 2.5.1p1
+
+ * Many bugs fixed:
+ o Timeout waiting for ACK
+ o "illegal density" with dump
+ o IRIX: Parse config file, amrecover
+ o MacOs: compilation
+ o amrecover with FreeBSD/OpenBSD
+ * Some other small cleanup.
+ * Remove contrib/sst.
+
+
+Changes in release 2.5.1
+
+ * Defects found by Coverity scan and Klocwork K7 analysis tools fixed.
+ * Works with GNU tar 1.15.91 - work with new gtar state file format.
+ * Open SSL encryption support
+ * Two new authentication methods: bsdtcp, bsdudp.
+ * Unlimited number of DLEs on a client with bsdtcp, rsh and ssh
+ authentication methods.
+ * Recovery process amrecover uses Secure API. amoldrecover command
+ (same syntax and functionality as amrecover command) is provided for
+ compatibility with old Amanda releases. amoldrecover command uses old
+ amidxtaped/amindexd protocol.
+ * Amanda debug files are separated into client/server/amandad and
+ are also classified based on Amanda configuration name.
+
+ * Amanda command changes
+ o amfetchdump -o is replaced by -O.
+ o amcheck -w option does all tests including the tape writable test.
+ Use amcheck -t -w to do only the tape writable test.
+ o -o command option to override Amanda configuration. See amanda man
+ page for details.
+ o amgetconf command doesn't write the BUGGY message when a entry
+ is not found in the configuration file.
+
+ * Amanda configuration file changes
+ o amanda.conf changes
+ + amrecover_do_fsf in amanda.conf defaults to yes
+ + amrecover_check_label in amanda.conf defaults to yes
+ + usetimestamps in amanda.conf to support multiple
+ backup runs in a calendar day.
+ + holdingdisk in amanda.conf supports new values:
+ NEVER, AUTO, REQUIRED.
+ + amandad_path, client_username and ssh_keys in
+ amanda.conf for ssh/rsh authentication.
+ o New amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf.
+ Different client configuration file can be used for each Amanda
+ configuration.
+ + gnutar_list-dir and amandates can be specified in
+ Amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf
+ o .amandahosts format changes to allow use of secure API for recovery.
+ o Amanda service entries in xinetd configuration has changed.
+
+
Changes in release 2.5.0p2
-* Fix major bug in amandad.
-* amverifyeun works.
-* amstatus works with ':' in diskname.
+* listhost subcommand in amrecover
Changes in release 2.5.0p1
* Add the 'amtape update' command.
-* Many small bug fix.
Changes in release 2.5.0
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