amdump - back up all disks in an Amanda configuration

SYNOPSIS

       amdump config

DESCRIPTION

       Amdump  switches  to  the appropriate Amanda configuration
       directory,   e.g.   /usr/amanda/etc/amanda/config,    then
       attempts   to   back   up  every  disk  specified  by  the
       amanda.conf file.  Amdump is normally run by cron.

       If file /usr/amanda/etc/amanda/config/hold exists,  amdump
       will wait until it is removed before starting the backups.
       This allows scheduled backups to be delayed  when  circum-
       stances  warrant, for example, if the tape device is being
       used for some other purpose.  While waiting, amdump checks
       for the hold file every five minutes.

       See  the amanda(8) man page for more details about Amanda.

EXAMPLE

       Here is a typical crontab entry.   It  runs  amdump  every
       weeknight at 1 a.m. as user bin:

              0 1 * * 1-5 bin /usr/amanda/sbin/amdump DailySet1

AUTHOR

       James da Silva <jds@cs.umd.edu>
       University of Maryland, College Park

SEE ALSO

       amanda(8),    amcheck(8),    amcleanup(8),   amrestore(8),
       amflush(8), cron(8)