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68 Administering Amanda@Work.Group/DOS
Using a Template
Setting up the mailbox template effectively at the beginning can save you
the most administration time down-the-road. Always create a new mailbox
from the existing mailbox that matches the new mailbox most closely, even
if that is not the mailbox template. Asking users about their personal
preferences can be very effective. A sample questionnaire is included in this
section for that purpose.
You can create a mailbox as a copy of the mailbox template (by default
mailbox 997) or a copy of another existing mailbox.
Amanda copies:
• The fields in the existing mailbox’s Basic Options, Chains, Menus,
and Groups sections.
• The contents of the Extension field if it begins with ‘@’.
• All notification and scheduling records.
The security code is a special case. Even when you copy a mailbox from a
mailbox other than the mailbox template, the security code for the new
mailbox is dependent upon the template’s security code:
• If the template’s security code is blank, the new mailbox has its own
mailbox number as a security code.
The Security Code field can appear to be blank—even when it contains
a value. If the configuration option sec_code_display is false (which it is
by default), the security code is never displayed. To be sure it is blank,
fill the field with spaces.
• If the template’s security code is not blank, the new mailbox has the
same security code as the template. By default, the security code for
mailbox 997 is 997.
Be sure that the template covers as many circumstances as possible before
you create mailboxes from it. For example, if most extensions have message
lights, the commands for turning message lights on and off should be among
the template’s notification records. If all user’s will have Do Not Disturb
turned on after hours, make sure the template has the scheduling records that
turn Do Not Disturb on at 5
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. and turn it off at 8
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. This saves you from
re-entering this information for one mailbox after another.