>>>>> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 22:23:45 -0400, Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>> Wouldn't I need to at least tell it where the backup server is?
>>
Jon> The server initiates the backup session, so the client does
Jon> not need server knowledge for this.
Yes, but often an authentication scheme is used where you need the server
to be specified on the client side, for example.
Jon> For recovery a default server is compiled in, but that can be
Jon> overridden with command line arguments.
Jon> The system I'm typing this on was my backup server, and of course
Jon> a client of itself. I have now moved the amanda service to a
Jon> different computer. When I did, I made no changes to the current
Jon> system. It is just responds as a client when the new server
Jon> contacts it.
I guess then you need to modify some entry in the DNS if you have a
dedicated entry (IP) for the AMANDA service (because I'm not sure
amandahost can deal with CNAME for security reasons) or you use an
authentication based for example on a pure public-private key approach.
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