AMANDA-CLIENT.CON(5)					   File formats and conventions 				      AMANDA-CLIENT.CON(5)

NAME

       amanda-client.conf - Client configuration file for Amanda, the Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver

DESCRIPTION

       amanda-client.conf(5) is the client configuration file for Amanda. This manpage lists the relevant sections and parameters of this file for
       quick reference.

       The files <CONFIG_DIR>/amanda-client.conf and <CONFIG_DIR>/<config>/amanda-client.conf are loaded.

SYNTAX

       The syntax of amanda-client.conf(5) is identical to that for amanda.conf(5).

GLOBAL PARAMETERS

       conf string
	   Default: Set by configure. The conf use by amrecover.

       client-username string
	   Default: CLIENT_LOGIN. Similar to the parameter of the same name in amanda.conf(5), this specifies the username that amrecover should
	   send when connecting to the server. It should match the username specified in .amandahosts on the server.

       client-port [ int | string ]
	   Default: "amanda". Similar to the parameter of the same name in amanda.conf(5), this specifies the port to connect on the server. It
	   can be a service name or a numeric port number.

       amdump-server string
	   No default: Set by configure. The amanda server to connect with the amdump_client program.

       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: "bsdtcp". 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.

	   "krb5" to use Kerberos-V authorization.

	   "local", if the client is the server, it doesn't require authencation setup.

	   "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
	   default ssh key will be used.

       gnutar-list-dir string
	   Default from configure --with-gnutar-listdir=DIR. The directory where gnutar keep its state file.

       mailer string
	   Default found by configure. A mail program that can send mail with 'MAILER -s "subject" user < message_file'.

       amandates string
	   Default: /etc/amandates. The file where amanda keep the last date of each dumplevel.

       connect-tries int
	   Default: 3. How many times the server will try a connection.

       rep-tries int
	   Default: 5. How many times amandad will resend a REP packet if it doesn't get the ACK packet.

       debug-days int
	   Default: 3. The number of days the debug files are kept.

       debug-amandad int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the amandad process

       debug-amidxtaped int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the amidxtaped process

       debug-amindexd int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the amindexd process

       debug-amrecover int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the amrecover process

       debug-auth int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the auth module

       debug-event int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the event module

       debug-holding int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the holdingdisk module

       debug-protocol int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the protocol module

       debug-selfcheck int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the selfcheck process

       debug-sendsize int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the sendsize process

       debug-sendbackup int
	   Default: 0. Debug level of the sendbackup process

       reserved-udp-port int,int
	   Default: --with-udpportrange or 512,1023. Reserved udp port that will be used (amrecover with bsd or bsdudp)

       reserved-tcp-port int,int
	   Default: --with-low-tcpportrange or 512,1023. Reserved tcp port that will be used (amrecover with bsdtcp)

       unreserved-tcp-port int,int
	   Default: --with-tcpportrange or 1025,65536. Unreserved tcp port that will be used (bsd, bsdudp)

       property string string+
	   Adds a global property for this client host, useful for e.g., Application API plugins. The first string is the property name, the
	   following strings are the property values

APPLICATION SECTION

       The amanda-client.conf file may define multiple types of application. The information is entered in a application section, which looks like
       this:
       define application "name" {
	   application-option application-value
	   ...
       }

       name is the name of this type of application.

       The setting from an application is merged with the dle setting if the name is the same as the client-application-name from the dle or if
       the client-application-name from the dle is not set and the name is the same as the plugin from the dle.

       The application options and values are:

       client-application-name string
	   Default: none. Not use on the client.

       comment string
	   Default: none. A comment string describing this application.

       plugin string
	   No default. Must be set to the name of the program. This program must be in the $libexecdir/amanda/application directory on the client.
	   If set, it must be the same as the dle plugin.

       property [append] [priority] string string+
	   No default. You can set property for the application, each application have a different set of property. Both strings are quoted; the
	   first string contains the name of the property to set, and the others contains its values.  append keyword append the values to the
	   list of values for that property.  priority keyword disallow the setting of that property on the server.

SCRIPT SECTION

       The amanda-client.conf file may define multiple types of script. The information is entered in a script section, which looks like this:
       define script "name" {
	   script-option script-value
	   ...
       }

       name is the name of this type of script.

       The setting from a script is merged with the dle setting if the name is the same as the client-script-name from the dle or if the
       client-script-name from the dle is not set and the name is the same as the plugin from the dle.

       The script options and values are:

       client-script-name string
	   Default: none. Not used on the client.

       comment string
	   Default: none. A comment string describing this script.

       plugin string
	   No default. Must be set to the name of the program. This program must be in the $libdir/amanda/application directory on the client. If
	   set, it must be the same as the dle plugin.

       execute-where client
	   Default: client. Value can't be changed.

       execute-on execute_on[,execute_on]*
	   No default. When the script must be executed, you can specify many of them:

	   pre-dle-amcheck
	       Execute before the amcheck command for the dle.

	   pre-host-amcheck
	       Execute before the amcheck command for all dle for the client.

	   post-dle-amcheck
	       Execute after the amcheck command for the dle.

	   post-host-amcheck
	       Execute after the amcheck command for all dle for the client.

	   pre-dle-estimate
	       Execute before the estimate command for the dle.

	   pre-host-estimate
	       Execute before the estimate command for all dle for the client.

	   post-dle-estimate
	       Execute after the estimate command for the dle.

	   post-host-estimate
	       Execute after the estimate command for all dle for the client.

	   pre-dle-backup
	       Execute before the backup command for the dle.

	   post-dle-backup
	       Execute after the backup command for the dle.

	   pre-recover
	       Execute before any level is recovered.

	   post-recover
	       Execute after all levels are recovered.

	   pre-level-recover
	       Execute before each level recovery.

	   post-level-recover
	       Execute after each level recovery.

	   inter-level-recover
	       Execute between two levels of recovery.

       property [append] [priority] string string+
	   No default. You can set property for the script, each script have a different set of property. Both strings are quoted; the first
	   string contains the name of the property to set, and the others contains its values.  append keyword append the values to the list of
	   values for that property.  priority keyword disallow the setting of that property on the server.

SEE ALSO

       amanda(8), amanda.conf(5), amcrypt(8), aespipe(1)

       The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHORS

       James da Silva <jds@amanda.org>

       Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org>

Amanda 3.3.1							    02/21/2012						      AMANDA-CLIENT.CON(5)