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+amanda-client.conf \14 Client configuration file for Amanda, the Advanced
+Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+amanda-client.conf is the client configuration file for Amanda. This manpage
+lists the relevant sections and parameters of this file for quick reference.
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+There are a number of configuration parameters that control the behavior of the
+Amanda programs. All have default values, so you need not specify the parameter
+in amanda-client.conf if the default is suitable.
+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.
+Keywords are case insensitive, i.e. auth and Auth are treated the same.
+Integer arguments may have one of the following (case insensitive) suffixes,
+some of which have a multiplier effect:
+
+POSSIBLE SUFFIXES
+
+
+
+ b byte bytes
+ Some number of bytes.
+
+ bps
+ Some number of bytes per second.
+
+ k kb kbyte kbytes kilobyte kilobytes
+ Some number of kilobytes (bytes*1024).
+
+ kps kbps
+ Some number of kilobytes per second (bytes*1024).
+
+ m mb meg mbyte mbytes megabyte megabytes
+ Some number of megabytes (bytes*1024*1024).
+
+ mps mbps
+ Some number of megabytes per second (bytes*1024*1024).
+
+ g gb gbyte gbytes gigabyte gigabytes
+ Some number of gigabytes (bytes*1024*1024*1024).
+
+ tape tapes
+ Some number of tapes.
+
+ day days
+ Some number of days.
+
+ week weeks
+ Some number of weeks (days*7).
+
+ Note
+
+ The value inf may be used in most places where an integer is expected to
+ mean an infinite amount.
+ Boolean arguments may have any of the values y, yes, t, true or on to
+ indicate a true state, or n, no, f, false or off to indicate a false
+ state. If no argument is given, true is assumed.
+
+
+PARAMETERS
+
+
+
+ conf string
+ Default: Set by configure. The conf use by amrecover.
+
+ index_server string
+ Default: Set by configure. The amindexd server amrecover will connect to.
+
+ tape_server string
+ Default: Set by configure. The amidxtaped server amrecover will connect
+ to.
+
+ tapedev string
+ Default: Set by configure. The tapedev amrecover will use.
+
+ auth string
+ Default: bsd. Type of authorization to perform between tape server and
+ backup client hosts.
+ bsd, bsd authorization with udp initial connection and one tcp connection
+ by data stream.
+ bsdtcp, bsd authorization but use only one tcp connection.
+ bsdudp, like bsd, but will use only one tcp connection for all data
+ stream.
+ krb4 to use Kerberos-IV authorization.
+ krb5 to use Kerberos-V authorization.
+ rsh to use rsh authorization.
+ ssh to use OpenSSH authorization.
+
+ ssh_keys string
+ Default: No default. 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.
+
+
+AUTHOR
+
+James da Silva, <jds@amanda.org>: Original text
+Stefan G. Weichinger, <sgw@amanda.org>, maintainer of the Amanda-documentation:
+XML-conversion, major update, splitting
+
+SEE ALSO
+
+amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), amcrypt(8), aespipe(1),
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