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AMANDA-SECURITY.C(5)	  File formats and conventions	    AMANDA-SECURITY.C(5)

NAME
     amanda-security.conf - Client configuration file for Amanda

DESCRIPTION
     amanda-security.conf(5) is the security configuration file for Amanda. This
     manpage lists the relevant sections and parameters of this file.

     The  file must be installed at /etc/amanda-security.conf and only root must
     be able to write to it. Good permission are:

     It must be readable by the amanda user and owned by root. Good  permissions
     are:
     $ ls -l /etc/amanda-security.conf
     -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 1994 Jan 29 13:45 /etc/amanda-security.conf

     An example file should be installed at /etc/amanda/amanda-security.conf.

     All lines with '#' as the first character ar comment line.

SECURE BINARIES
     The  list	of  all executables amanda can execute as root. The format is as
     follow:

	AMANDA_PROGRAM:SYMBOLIC_NAME=REALPATH_TO_BINARY

     This file must contains realpath to executable, with all symbolic links re-
     solved. You can use the 'realpath' command to find them.

     Multiple line can be added for the same  'AMANDA_PROGRAM:SYMBOLIC_NAME'  if
     you are using multiple binaries.

     The 'AMANDA_PROGRAM:SYMBOLIC_NAME' can be any of the following:

     runtar:gnutar_path
	 The  gnutar  binary runtar is allowed to run. The default is `amgetconf
	 build.gnutar_path`

     amgtar:gnutar_path
	 The gnutar binary amgtar is allowed to run. The default  is  `amgetconf
	 build.gnutar_path`

     amstar:star_path
	 The  star  binary  amstar  is allowed to run. The default is `amgetconf
	 build.star_path`

     ambsdtar:bsdtar_path
	 The bsdtar binary ambsdtar is allowed to run. The default is `amgetconf
	 build.bsdtar_path`

OTHERS SECURITY PARAMETERS
     restore_by_amanda_user=[yes|no]
	 Default: no. Set to 'yes' if you want the amanda user to  restore  file
	 as  root,  required  only  if you run amgtar, amstar or ambsdtar as the
	 amanda backup for recovery.

     tcp_port_range=int,int
	 Default: no. Must be set to the range of privileged tcp port amanda can
	 use, required for bsdtcp and krb5 auth. The range is inclusive

	 You can find the range you are configured to use with:
	   amgetconf CONF reserved-udp-port

     udp_port_range=int,int
	 Default: no. Must be set to the range of privileged udp port amanda can
	 use, required for bsd and bsdudp auth. The range is inclusive

	 You can find the range you are configured to use with:
	   amgetconf CONF reserved-udp-port

SEE ALSO
     amanda(8), amanda.conf(5)

     The Amanda Wiki: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/

AUTHOR
     Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau@zmanda.com>
	 Zmanda, Inc. (http://www.zmanda.com)

Amanda 3.5.1			   12/01/2017		    AMANDA-SECURITY.C(5)

Want to link to this manual page? Use this URL:
<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=amanda-security.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD+Ports+15.1.quarterly>

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