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if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then . /etc/bash_completion fi

Document the work done

Well, that's kind of done but the editing interface of the wiki is not yet clear to me. Few shortcut:

• create a code box:

{code 'Enter'

• heading

'ctrl' AND '1' XOR '2' XOR '3'

• bullet list

'shift' AND 'ctrl' AND 'b'

• bold, underline, italic

'ctrl' AND 'b'
'ctrl' AND 'u'
'ctrl' AND 'i' 

• save

'ctrl' AND 's'

Problems encountered after installation of debian

On start and halt

PROBLEM:

exim paniclog /var/log/exim4/paniclog has non-zero size, mail system possibly broken

SOLUTION:

rm /var/log/exim4/paniclog

need to start the network manually dhclient eth0

PROBLEM: when auto eth0 added to interfaces. Nfs interfaces gets stuck on boot.

SOLUTION: there was no 'auto lo' in /etc/network/interfaces. That added plus 'auto eth0' makes it work.

2. Assignement: Install a graphic interface on Debian installation

Install Debian with nothing else than the minimum (except for laptop)

Install XOrg

apt-get install xorg

Install Gnome

apt-get install gnome-core

to test the installation:

starx

change the resolution

CTRL + ALT + '+'  and CTRL + ALT + '-' 

screen the available resolution and change it

xrandr -q
wrands -s resolution 

Install a display manager

apt-get install gdm

to start it

gdm

Install proprietary graphic card drivers:

If the kernel isn't compiled you need to install the kernel headers.

Check the kernel version

uname -r

Install the kernel header and link it to the linux file

apt-get install linux-header-...
rm /usr/src/linux
ln -s /usr/src/linux-header-... /usr/src/linux   

Install the compilers

apt-get install gcc g++

 For the nvidia cards

Download the latest drivers from the nvidia website.

Stop gdm (might need a kill)

/etc/init.d/gdm stop

Install the driver

sh NVIDIA...

Don't download the kernel interface. Ask for a compilation of a new interface. Start xconfig ans restart gdm

nvidia-xconfig
/etc/init.d/gdm restart 

To remove the logo in xorg.conf

Option "NoLogo" "1"

3. Assignment: Install Amanda & use it

Installation

create the directory structure for the folders to keep the backup

mkdir /mnt/backup
#mount $DISK /mnt/backup/
mkdir /mnt/backup/vtapes /mnt/backup/holding /mnt/backup/holding/sam
chown backup.disk -R /mnt/backup/* 

create the config in /etc/amanda

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3. Assignment: Install Amanda & use it

Installation

create the directory structure for the folders to keep the backup

mkdir /mnt/backup
#mount $DISK /mnt/backup/
mkdir /mnt/backup/vtapes /mnt/backup/holding /mnt/backup/holding/sam
chown backup.disk -R /mnt/backup/* 

create the config in /etc/amanda

mkdir /etc/amanda/sam-daily
touch /etc/amanda/sam-daily/amanda.conf
touch /etc/amanda/sam-daily/disklist
chown -R backup.backup /etc/amanda/sam-daily

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org "sam"
mailto "root"
dumpcycle 7
runspercycle 5
tapecycle 30
dumpuser "backup"
tpchanger "chg-disk:/mnt/backup/vtapes/sam" # a virtual tape changer
#tapedev "/dev/nst0a" # the tapechanger
#tapedev "file:/mnt/backup/vtapes/offering"
changerfile "/var/lib/amanda/sam/changerfile"
labelstr "SAM.*"
label_new_tapes "SAM-%%"
tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK
logdir "/var/lib/amanda/sam"
infofile "/var/lib/amanda/sam/curinfo"
indexdir "/var/lib/amanda/sam/index"
tapelist "/var/lib/amanda/sam/tapelist"
runtapes 5
#usetimestamps YES
dtimeout 3600 #seconds per client per dump
holdingdisk hd1 {
 directory "/mnt/backup/holding/sam"
}
define dumptype comp-tar {
 program "GNUTAR"
 index yes
# record no # Important! avoid interfering with production runs
 auth "bsdtcp"
 
}
define dumptype user-tar-span {
 comp-tar
 tape_splitsize 445 MB
 auth "bsd"
 #holdingdisk no
 #split_diskbuffer "/mnt/holding/diskbuffer"
 #fallback_splitsize 100M
 comment "tape-spanning user partitions dumped with tar"
 #exclude list "/etc/amanda/sam-daily/exclude-list"
}
define dumptype user-tar-span-home {
 user-tar-span
 comment "exluding all the unwanted things from /home"
# exclude list "/etc/amanda/sam-daily/exclude-list"
}
define tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK {
 filemark 4 KB
 length 4482 MB
}
 

echo debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av backup amdump >> /var/backups/.amandahosts

 comment "exluding all the unwanted things from /home"
# exclude list "/etc/amanda/sam-daily/

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debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /etc user-tar-span
debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /var user-tar-span
debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /root user-tar-span
#debianexclude-list"
}
define tapetype DVD_SIZED_DISK {
 filemark 4 KB
 length 4482 MB
}
 

echo debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av backup /homeamdump >> /var/backups/.amandahosts

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etc/

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as the backup user create all the virtual tapes and label them

su backup -c "mkdir /mnt/backup/vtapes/sam"
for i in `seq 30`; do su backup -c "mkdir /mnt/backup/vtapes/sam/slot$i"; done
cd /mnt/backup/vtapes/sam && ln -s slot1 data

create the tapelistamanda/sam-daily/disklist

debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /etc user-tar-span
debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /var user-tar-span
debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /root user-tar-span
#debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av /home/./all /home/ {
#user-tar-span
#exclude append "./media_no_backup"
#}

as the backup user create all the virtual tapes and label them

su backup -c "mkdir /varmnt/libbackup/amandavtapes/sam"
su backup -c "touch /var/lib/amanda/sam/tapelist"

label the tapes

for i in `seq 30`; do su backup -c "/usr/sbin/amlabel sam-daily SAM-$i slot $i"; done

/root/scripts/amanda-backup (after creating the folder)

#!/bin/bash
#mount ${DISK} /mnt/backup
mkdir /mnt/backup/vtapes/sam/slot$i"; done
cd /mnt/backup/vtapes/sam && ln -s slot1 data

create the tapelist

su backup -c "mkdir /usrvar/lib/sbinamanda/amdump sam-daily"
#sleep 5
#umount /mnt/backup
exit 0

chmod +x /root/scripts/amanda-backup 

Recover (example for /etc)

In order to be able to run a recovery add the following line to /etc/amandahosts

localhost root amindexd amidxtaped

Go to the /etc folder

amrecover sam-daily
listhost
sethost  debian-server-test-sam.bluelight.av
listdisk
setdisk /etc
cd (folder name - ls works too)
add (name of the folder to recover or * for everything)    
extract
exit

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su backup -c "touch /var/lib/amanda/sam/tapelist"

label the tapes

for i in `seq 30`; do su backup -c "/usr/sbin/amlabel sam-daily SAM-$i slot $i"; done

/root/scripts/amanda-backup (after creating the folder)

#!/bin/bash
#mount ${DISK} /mnt/backup
su backup -c "/usr/sbin/amdump sam-daily"
#sleep 5
#umount /mnt/backup
exit 0

chmod +x /root/scripts/amanda-backup 

If the backup is restored from an external drive:

• • make sure you have /etc/amanda and /var/lib/amanda on the external drive
  • copy these 2 folders to the system to restore
  • mount --bind the folder containing the vtapes to the folder on the system which supposed to have the vtapes (cf /etc/amanda/sam-daily/amanda.conf)
  • follow the steps above

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