Chapter 9:
Using the Administrator Mailbox
Administering Amanda by Telephone
You, as system administrator, have a System Administrator mailbox (999) in
addition to your personal mailbox. You access it by telephone, from the
Users screen on the computer, or via Amanda Messenger.
You log into Amanda using the System Administrator mailbox to perform
the following duties:
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Record system-wide announcements
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Record busy hold music
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Create system-wide mailing lists
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Lock, unlock, and reset mailboxes
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Listen to system status information
When you dial Amanda's extension and identify yourself as this mailbox,
your top level menu has one additional choice (
Administration. The System Administration menu is as follows:
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to record the system announcement
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to delete the system announcement
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to record the busy-hold music
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to manage users
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to review system status
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to return to the previous menu
) for System