On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 09:11:06PM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Jon LaBadie wrote: > >On Tue, Sep 28, 2004 at 08:36:31PM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > >>Does amanda have any type of variables in its config files? I already > >>have a common file referenced by the three amanda.conf files, as well as > >>a common disklist. I'm thinking of a $profile so that I can define the > >>holding disk, index directories and etc in the common file... > >> > > > >Close, the include directive. > > > >I got tired of seeing 99 dumptypes, 89 tapetypes, ... > >in amanda.conf. So I broke them (and others) out > >into 5 separate files in a common directory. The > >5 categories (and my file names) are DumpTypes, > >HoldingDisks, NetworkInterfaces, TapeTypes, and > >Templates. I have them set up like: > > > > ... > > | > > amanda > > | > > ------------------ > > | | | | > > conf1 conf2 conf3 CommonConfFiles > > > Did something similar, thought didn't split it as much. > > I wonder if the amanda developers would accept a submission of an > updated split up default config... > > /etc/amanda > |-- DailyFile1 > | |-- amanda.conf > | |-- disklist -> ../disklist > | `-- tapelist > |-- DailySet1 > |-- DailyTape1 > | |-- amanda.conf > | |-- disklist -> ../disklist > | `-- tapelist > |-- WeeklyTape1 > | |-- amanda.conf > | |-- disklist -> ../disklist > | `-- tapelist > |-- amanda-common.conf > |-- crontab.amanda > |-- disklist > `-- exclude.gtar >
I edited the above slightly, eg. editor backups~ did not seem relevant. I have no idea. My individual reaction is that it might be best included as a set of example configs. I suspect that many new (and maybe older) amanda admins would love to see a sample virtual tape configuration, a daily compared to weekly config, ... But to have them as the "default" ...? -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
