Re: Running a amanda test and in my logs - FATAL taper errors processing

Subject:	Re: Running a amanda test and in my logs - FATAL taper errors processing config file
From:	Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To:	Amanda List <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:28:29 -0400

On Thu, Apr 14, 2005 at 10:44:20AM +0100, Chuck Amadi wrote:
> 
> # /usr/sbin/amtapetype -f /dev/st0
                            ^^^^^^^^

Not the source of your current problem,
but amanda ?almost? never wants "st0", it wants "nst0".

Many places amanda expects that when it closes the open
tape device, the tape remains at that position for the
next opening.  When amanda wants to rewind the tape, it
issues a rewind command.

The "st" devices rewind on each close of the device.
The "nst" devices do not rewind on close,
thus the "n" in the name.

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