Using The Administrator Mailbox; Administering Amanda By Telephone; Managing System Announcements - Amanda @Work.Place Version 3.xx Administrator's Manual

Chapter 9:

Using the Administrator Mailbox

Administering Amanda by Telephone

Managing System Announcements

You, as system administrator, have a System Administrator mailbox (999) in addition to
your personal mailbox. You access it by telephone or from the Users screen on the
computer.
You log into Amanda using the System Administrator mailbox to perform the following
duties:
• Record system-wide announcements
• Record busy hold music
• Create system-wide mailing lists
• Lock, unlock, and reset mailboxes
• 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 menu is as follows:
• to record the system announcement
• to delete the system announcement
• to record the busy-hold music
• to manage users
• to shut down the system
• to review system status
• to return to the previous menu
When you see this symbol in this chapter, use one
of the methods of logging into Amanda and identi-
fying yourself. See Using Amanda@Work.Place for
more information.
The system announcement gives out system-wide information. When recorded, it is
played automatically to users when they log on to their mailboxes. A user can interrupt the
announcement by pressing any DTMF digit, but the announcement plays every time that
user logs on until he hears it once in its entirety.
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