Dustin writes:
> Amanda uses what was supplied in the TAPEDEV parameter directly.

Then someone busted more than just the mt status command:

amtape genepi current

returns:

amtape: scanning current slot in tape-changer rack:
slot 2: not an amanda tape (Input/output error)

because it was an amanda tape before the latest OS updates.

Steve
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