AMCHECKDB(8)

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version 3.5.4 · 8 versions
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👑 AMCHECKDB(8) — System Administration Commands 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the amcheckdb page, section 8, which is where all the system admin commands live. this one's a lil baby utility but she's IMPORTANT, trust. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

amcheckdb — check Amanda database for tape consistency 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

amcheckdb config

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the tea bestie: amcheckdb goes through every single tape mentioned in the Amanda database and verifies that it's still valid in the tapelist(5). that's it. that's the whole job. she's the vibe check for your tape library. 🌈

if you want the full Amanda lore, go read the amanda(8) man page — that's where all the extra details about Amanda itself are living. ✨

✨ EXAMPLE ✨

normal response, we love to see it:

# amcheckdb daily
Ready.

and here's what it looks like when tape DMP014 is still sitting in the database but has dipped out of the tapelist(5):

# amcheckdb daily
Tape DMP014 missing in /usr/local/etc/amanda//daily/tapelist
Ready.
ngl that second one is the red flag you wanna catch early. 🙈

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

the Amanda Wiki is over here btw: : http://wiki.zmanda.com/ 🫶

✨ AUTHORS ✨

  • Adrian T. Filipi-Martin <atf3r@cs.virginia.edu> 💜
  • Stefan G. Weichinger <sgw@amanda.org> 💜

and that's a wrap, my love! 🎀 this little gem is from Amanda 3.5.4, dated 08/26/2026 — go forth, check those tapes, and slay. periodt. 💅✨

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