Amanda Work Group Work Place Instructions Manual

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Changing the Password
You should change Amanda’s password on a regular basis.
To change Amanda’s password:
1. Shut down Amanda using the steps in “Shutting Amanda Down” above.
2. Change to the AMANDA directory—unless you are there already. At the DOS 
prompt, type:
CD C:\AMANDA
Then press Enter.
3. Now that the DOS prompt reads C:\AMANDA, type:
setup
Then press Enter.
The Work.Place Configuration Utility menu appears.
4. Press 4 for System Configuration Options.
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Chapter 3:
Monitoring Amanda
Using the Main Screen
Amanda’s main screen, Figure 1-1, displays when Amanda completes startup. Using the 
menu commands on this screen, you can add and delete mailboxes and change each user’s 
options (Users command), or create, run, and print reports (Reports command). The main 
screen also displays Amanda system information.
The Main Screen
UsersReportsShutdownFilecopyDate/TimeMain
The Amanda Company’s
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Call Processing System
Version 3.16/3.04
Port Mailbox...

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Filecopy Alt+F allows you to copy a file (for example to copy 
C:\AMANDA\TRACE.OUT to a diskette).
Date/Time Alt+D allows you to change the system date and time.
General Information
Amanda displays general system information below the Main screen’s menu bar and along 
the right edge of the screen.
Amanda shows the current activity of each port in columns at the left of the screen.
VersionThe current version of Amanda followed by the current version of the 
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Avoiding Security Problems
To avoid security problems, always return to the Main screen after managing mailboxes 
and so forth. From other screens, non-authorized personnel can change and perhaps 
damage the system.
Resetting Ports
You can reset individual ports on the Amanda system without shutting down the system. 
Resetting a port forces a hangup and changes the port’s status to IDLE.
 C
AUTION:Anyone using the specified port being reset will be disconnected with-
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To  r e s e t  a  p o r t :
1. Press Ctrl+Home.
2. Press Alt+P.
3. Type the two-digit port number. Port 1 is 01, port 08 is 08, and so forth.
Tracing Port Activity
For new installations (and updated installation in which AMANDA.BAT is replaced), you 
create trace files every time you restart Amanda. The C:\AMANDA.BAT file creates the 
trace file, C:\AMANDA\TRACE.OUT. It also stores your last three trace files as 
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3. The System Date/Time screen appears.
Type a new date in the Date field using the format displayed on the screen. Then press 
Enter.
4. Type a new time in the Time field using the format displayed on the screen. Then 
press Enter.
Copying Files
You can copy files without shutting down Amanda. You can copy files from one location 
on the system to another or copy files to or from a floppy disk.
To copy a file:
1. From the Main screen, press Alt+F.
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Chapter 4:
Recording the Greetings
Calling Amanda
To perform the procedures in this chapter you need to use a telephone. 
To record the greetings that callers will hear when they call, you must first:
 Dial Amanda’s extension
 Log into the mailbox for which a greeting is to be recorded
The following examples use mailbox 990 (for recording the Company Greeting). You use 
mailbox 991 to record the Caller Instructions, and so forth.
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3. Enter mailbox 990 and press #.
4. Enter the security code for mailbox 990 and press #. (The default security code is 
990.)
Recording the Company Greeting
Unless you change the configuration, this is Greeting 1 for mailbox 990, known as the 
Company Greeting mailbox. The default security code for this mailbox is 990. You should 
change the security code to something else as soon as possible. You might record more 
than one initial greeting because you can have a...