Toomas, Thanks, I'd seen similar for doing things like putting the tape offline after the amdump completed.
I know you can use wrappers for doing similar things on the amanda client (when the client != server) but I've never quite gotten that down correctly and I'm looking to start/stop a database on an amanda client so the files are quiessed during the dump. What is the right way to handle surounding tasks on the amanda-client ? (A brief example if someone doesn't mind too much...) > > Instead of just running amdump from crontab, run something to a tune of: > > mount /backupdisk && amdump YourConfig && umount /backupdisk thanks, Brian --- Brian R Cuttler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773