create a cron job that looks like this: -----------------------
#!/bin/sh /bin/cat /etc/amanda/backup-dir/backup-conf | mail -s "Daily Backup Conf" your_email_address ----------------------- You could do this for as many of the config files that you want to keep. I email my config files to myself monthly. On Thu, 2002-12-05 at 12:22, Mark Stosberg wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm curious how some you have dealt with the catch-22 of backing up > Amanda's configuration files. Ideally during the restore process Amanda > is available with all it's configuration files intact. However, if the > Amanda server needs to be restored, you can't restore them in the usual > Amanda way, because the config files to do so would be on a backup > tape... > > How of others of you worked around this? > > -mark > > http://mark.stosberg.com/ -- Richard B. Tilley (Brad), System Administrator & Web Developer Virginia Tech, Office of the University Bursar Phone: 540.231.6277 Fax: 540.231.3238 Page: 557.0891 Web: http://www.bursar.vt.edu