Chuck Amadi Systems Administrator wrote:

Hi again

When I tried to comment this out

Got this msg - "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/amanda.conf", line 79: tapetype
HP-DAT not defined.
How do it start amanda So is uses another tapetype parameter which I
have added to amanda.conf

How  about editing that line and putting "tapetype tape-DDS-4"
so that amanda now looks at the tapetype you just added (at least that
what I presume you did after reading your other message).

Or do I feel that there is actually a little misunderstanding in
how the amanda.conf file finds the tapetype?
The "tapetype xxxx" line instructs amanda you are using tape of
a kind "xxxx", from all of the kinds that are defined with
the "define tapetype xyz {...}" groups.

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