.\" Title: amanda-client.conf
.\" Author: James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot_8273 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 10/18/2010
+.\" Date: 06/02/2011
.\" Manual: File formats and conventions
-.\" Source: Amanda 3.2.0
+.\" Source: Amanda 3.3.0
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "AMANDA\-CLIENT\&.CON" "5" "10/18/2010" "Amanda 3\&.2\&.0" "File formats and conventions"
+.TH "AMANDA\-CLIENT\&.CON" "5" "06/02/2011" "Amanda 3\&.3\&.0" "File formats and conventions"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * set default formatting
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
\fBauth\fR \fIstring\fR
.RS 4
Default:
-\fB"bsd"\fR\&. Type of authorization to perform between tape server and backup client hosts\&.
+\fB"bsdtcp"\fR\&. Type of authorization to perform between tape server and backup client hosts\&.
.sp
\fB"bsd"\fR, bsd authorization with udp initial connection and one tcp connection by data stream\&.
.sp
.SH "APPLICATION SECTION"
.PP
The
-\fBamanda\&.conf\fR
+\fBamanda\-client\&.conf\fR
file may define multiple types of application\&. The information is entered in a
\fBapplication\fR
section, which looks like this:
.fi
.PP
\fIname\fR
-is the name of this type of application\&. It is referenced from the
-\fBdumptype\fR
+is the name of this type of application\&.
+.PP
+The setting from an application is merged with the dle setting if the
+\fIname\fR
+is the same as the
+\fBclient\-application\-name\fR
+from the dle or if the
+\fBclient\-application\-name\fR
+from the dle is not set and the
+\fIname\fR
+is the same as the
+\fBplugin\fR
+from the dle\&.
.PP
The application options and values are:
.PP
+\fBclient\-application\-name\fR \fIstring\fR
+.RS 4
+Default:
+\fInone\fR\&. Not use on the client\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fBcomment\fR \fIstring\fR
.RS 4
Default:
.RS 4
No default\&. Must be set to the name of the program\&. This program must be in the
\fI$libexecdir/amanda/application\fR
-directory on the client\&.
+directory on the client\&. If set, it must be the same as the dle
+\fBplugin\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBproperty\fR [\fBappend\fR] [\fBpriority\fR] \fIstring\fR \fIstring\fR+
.SH "SCRIPT SECTION"
.PP
The
-\fBamanda\&.conf\fR
+\fBamanda\-client\&.conf\fR
file may define multiple types of script\&. The information is entered in a
\fBscript\fR
section, which looks like this:
.fi
.PP
\fIname\fR
-is the name of this type of script\&. It is referenced from the
-\fBdumptype\fR
+is the name of this type of script\&.
+.PP
+The setting from a script is merged with the dle setting if the
+\fIname\fR
+is the same as the
+\fBclient\-script\-name\fR
+from the dle or if the
+\fBclient\-script\-name\fR
+from the dle is not set and the
+\fIname\fR
+is the same as the
+\fBplugin\fR
+from the dle\&.
.PP
The script options and values are:
.PP
+\fBclient\-script\-name\fR \fIstring\fR
+.RS 4
+Default:
+\fInone\fR\&. Not used on the client\&.
+.RE
+.PP
\fBcomment\fR \fIstring\fR
.RS 4
Default:
.RS 4
No default\&. Must be set to the name of the program\&. This program must be in the
\fI$libdir/amanda/application\fR
-directory on the client and/or server\&.
+directory on the client\&. If set, it must be the same as the dle
+\fBplugin\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fBexecute\-where\fR [ \fBclient\fR | \fBserver\fR ]
+\fBexecute\-where\fR \fBclient\fR
.RS 4
Default:
-\fBclient\fR\&. Where the script must be executed, on the client or server\&. Only
-\fBclient\fR
-is valid\&.
+\fBclient\fR\&. Value can\'t be changed\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBexecute\-on\fR \fIexecute_on\fR[,\fIexecute_on\fR]*
Execute before the backup command for the dle\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fBpre\-host\-backup\fR
-.RS 4
-Execute before the backup command for all dle for the client\&.
-.RE
-.PP
\fBpost\-dle\-backup\fR
.RS 4
Execute after the backup command for the dle\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fBpost\-host\-backup\fR
-.RS 4
-Execute after the backup command for all dle for the client\&.
-.RE
-.PP
\fBpre\-recover\fR
.RS 4
Execute before any level is recovered\&.