I may have been missing something in my config - something
like an environmental variable, but I found that I wasn't
able to run chg-zd-mtx successfully unless I was in the
directory with the data information.

That is, I configured amanda such that the chg-zd-mtx.* files
where in the amanda config directory (/usr/local/etc/amanda/config)
but the script was in the default /usr/local/libexec directory.

In my case it was a matter of not locating the config files and
I see from your execution line that you where probably in .../libexec.




> Hi
> 
> I know this is well trodden ground, believe me I've scanned the emails,
> please could someone tell me where I'm going wrong?
> 
> I'm using Solaris 8, with an OverlandXB 10 slot changer and a DLT drive.
> Amanda        2.4.3
> mtx 1.2.17
> 
> I've identified the correct tape device, tested by :-
> $mt -f /dev/rmt/1n status
> Quantum DLT7000 tape drive:
>    sense key(0x0)= No Additional Sense   residual= 0   retries= 0
>    file no= 0   block no= 0
> 
> I've used sgen to get a device for the changer :-
> $./mtx status
>   Storage Changer /dev/scsi/changer/c1t6d0:1 Drives, 10 Slots ( 0
> Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded)
>       Storage Element 1:Empty
>       Storage Element 2:Full
>       Storage Element 3:Full
>       Storage Element 4:Full
>       Storage Element 5:Full
>       Storage Element 6:Full
>       Storage Element 7:Full
>       Storage Element 8:Full
>       Storage Element 9:Full
>       Storage Element 10:Full
> 
> The changer has a cleaning tape in slot 10.
> 
> amanda.conf contains :-
> tpchanger "chg-zd-mtx"
> tapedev "/dev/rmt/1n"
> changerfile "/usr/local/share/amanda/Daily/chg-zd-mtx"
> changerdev "/dev/scsi/cganger/c1t6do"
> 
> I created a file chg-zd-mtx.conf containing :-
> firstslot=1
> lastslot=9
> cleanslot=10
> 
> Trying to follow the chg-zd-mtx instructions, I try :-
> $ ./chg-zd-mtx -info
> <none> could not determine current slot
> 
> Logfile contains :-
> chg-zd-mtx: debug 1 pid 11255 ruid 0 euid 0: start at Mon Mar  3 14:31:47
> 2003
> 14:31:47 Arg info:
>          $# = 1
>          $0 = "./chg-zd-mtx"
>          $1 = "-info"
> 14:31:47 Running: mtx status
> 14:31:47 Exit code: 0
>          Stdout:
>   Storage Changer /dev/scsi/changer/c1t6d0:1 Drives, 10 Slots ( 0
> Import/Export )
> Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded)
>       Storage Element 1:Empty
>       Storage Element 2:Full
>       Storage Element 3:Full
>       Storage Element 4:Full
>       Storage Element 5:Full
>       Storage Element 6:Full
>       Storage Element 7:Full
>       Storage Element 8:Full
>       Storage Element 9:Full
>       Storage Element 10:Full
> 14:31:47 Config info:
>          firstslot = "1"
>          lastslot = "9"
>          cleanslot = "10"
>          cleancycle = "120"
>          offline_before_unload = "0"
>          unloadpause = "0"
>          autoclean = "0"
>          autocleancount = "99"
>          havereader = "0"
>          driveslot = "1"
>          poll_drive_ready = "3"
>          max_drive_wait = "120"
> 14:31:47 WARNING  -> current slot 1 not available, setting current slot to
> next slot (2)
> 14:31:47 Exit (2) -> <none> could not determine current slot
> chg-zd-mtx: pid 11340 finish time Mon Mar  3 14:31:47 2003
> 
> Now, checking chg-zd-mtx-slot, it contains 1, and doesn't change!
> (I then verified that the file was owned by backup, the amanda user, which
> it is, and that backup owns the entire config directory.
> 
> Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Nigel Barker
>