Amanda log files

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Backup server

  • amdump.<run #> for each run for each amanda configuration. This log file is created in the same directory as the configuration

amanda.conf

This log file can be used for debugging an amdump run. This log file is read by amplot and amstatus command. amdump.1 contains the most recent run information.

  • log.<year><month><day>.<run #> for each run for each configuration. This log file is created in the directory specified by

"logdir" parameter in the amanda.conf

run number is 0 for the most recent run. This log file is used for generating backup reports (amreport) Each line in the file begins with a keyword. Depending on the keyword, rest of the line is parsed. Backup statistics can obtained from the log file.

  • System log (logged by syslogd utility). This log may contain errors regarding xinetd configuration. It can also contain device error

logs.

Backup client

  • amandad/amcheck/sendsize logs can be found in /tmp/amanda directory. The first part of the filename contains the command name.
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