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Subject: Release of amanda-2.5.1
From: Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau () zmanda ! com>
Date: 2006-09-05 19:36:32
Message-ID: 44FDD1C0.7000000 () zmanda ! com
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Hello,
The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the release of Amanda
2.5.1. It is a significant milestone in Amanda project.
Source tar ball can be downloaded from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda
or http://www.amanda.org
If you find bugs or have feature requests, please submit a bug report on
sourceforge in the group v2.5.1.
If you successfully use 2.5.1, please post your success reports to
http://forums.zmanda.com.
For list of 2.5.1 features and changes and documentation, see
http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/2.5.1_features
The list of new features in 2.5.1 beta releases:
* Defects found by Coverity scan and Klocwork K7 analysis tools fixed.
* Works with GNU tar 1.15.91 - work with new gtar state file format.
* Open SSL encryption support
* Two new authentication methods: bsdtcp, bsdudp.
* Unlimited number of DLEs on a client with bsdtcp, rsh and ssh
authentication methods.
* Recovery process amrecover uses Secure API. amoldrecover command
(same syntax and functionality as amrecover command) is provided
for compatibility with old Amanda releases. amoldrecover command
uses old amidxtaped/amindexd protocol.
* Amanda debug files are separated into client/server/amandad and
are also classified based on Amanda configuration name.
* Amanda command changes
o amfetchdump -o is replaced by -O.
o amcheck -w option does all tests including the tape writable
test. Use amcheck -t -w to do only the tape writable test.
o -o command option to override Amanda configuration.
Seeamanda man page for details.
o amgetconf command doesn't write the BUGGY message when
aentry is not found in the configuration file.
* Amanda configuration file changes
o amanda.conf changes:
+ amrecover_do_fsf in amanda.conf defaults to yes
+ amrecover_check_label in amanda.conf defaults to yes
+ usetimestamps in amanda.conf to support multiple
backup runs in a calendar day.
+ holdingdisk in amanda.conf supports new values: NEVER,
AUTO, REQUIRED.
+ amandad_path, client_username and ssh_keys in
amanda.conf for ssh/rsh authentication.
o New amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf.
Different client configuration file can be used for each
Amanda configuration.
+ gnutar_list-dir and amandates can be specified in
Amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf
o .amandahosts format changes to allow use of secure API for
recovery.
o Amanda service entries in xinetd configuration has changed.
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Hello,<br>
<br>
The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the release of Amanda<br>
2.5.1. It is a significant milestone in Amanda project.<br>
<br>
Source tar ball can be downloaded from
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda">http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda</a><br>
or <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="http://www.amanda.org">http://www.amanda.org</a><br> <br>
If you find bugs or have feature requests, please submit a bug report on<br>
sourceforge in the group v2.5.1.<br>
<br>
If you successfully use 2.5.1, please post your success reports to<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" \
href="http://forums.zmanda.com">http://forums.zmanda.com</a>.<br> <br>
For list of 2.5.1 features and changes and documentation, see<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/2.5.1_features">http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/2.5.1_features</a><br>
<br>
The list of new features in 2.5.1 beta releases:<br>
<ul>
<li>Defects found by Coverity scan and Klocwork K7 analysis tools
fixed.</li>
<li>Works with GNU tar 1.15.91 - work with new gtar state file format.</li>
<li>Open SSL encryption support</li>
<li>Two new authentication methods: bsdtcp, bsdudp.</li>
<li>Unlimited number of DLEs on a client with bsdtcp, rsh and ssh
authentication methods.</li>
<li>Recovery process amrecover uses Secure API. amoldrecover command
(same syntax and functionality as amrecover command) is provided for
compatibility with old Amanda releases. amoldrecover command uses old
amidxtaped/amindexd protocol.</li>
<li>Amanda debug files are separated into client/server/amandad and
are also classified based on Amanda configuration name.</li>
<li>Amanda command changes</li>
<ul>
<li>amfetchdump -o is replaced by -O.</li>
<li>amcheck -w option does all tests including the tape writable
test. Use amcheck -t -w to do only the tape writable test.</li>
<li>-o command option to override Amanda configuration. Seeamanda
man page for details.</li>
<li>amgetconf command doesn't write the BUGGY message when aentry
is not found in the configuration file.</li>
</ul>
<li>Amanda configuration file changes</li>
<ul>
<li>amanda.conf changes:</li>
<ul>
<li>amrecover_do_fsf in amanda.conf defaults to yes</li>
<li>amrecover_check_label in amanda.conf defaults to yes</li>
<li>usetimestamps in amanda.conf to support multiple backup runs
in a calendar day.</li>
<li>holdingdisk in amanda.conf supports new values: NEVER, AUTO,
REQUIRED.</li>
<li>amandad_path, client_username and ssh_keys in amanda.conf for
ssh/rsh authentication.</li>
</ul>
<li>New amanda client configuration file - amanda-client.conf.
Different client configuration file can be used for each Amanda
configuration.</li>
<ul>
<li>gnutar_list-dir and amandates can be specified in Amanda
client configuration file - amanda-client.conf</li>
</ul>
<li>.amandahosts format changes to allow use of secure API for
recovery.</li>
<li>Amanda service entries in xinetd configuration has changed.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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