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Re: aborted amdump causes tape to be used

2003-01-20 16:53:49
Subject: Re: aborted amdump causes tape to be used
From: Jean-Louis Martineau <martinea AT iro.umontreal DOT ca>
To: "Jeremy L. Mordkoff" <jlm AT tatarasystems DOT com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:17:59 -0500
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 02:16:15PM -0500, Jeremy L. Mordkoff wrote:
> I just aborted an amdump about a minute after it started because I
> forgot to specify a switch. When I tried to rerun the backup with the
> correct options, she wants me to insert a new tape, so I assume that she
> has marked that tape as having data on it. How do I tell her to forget
> everything about that aborted run and free up that tape? 
> 
>  
> 
> Is there a place I should be looking this kind of question up? 

Relabel your tape with 'amlabel -f'.

JLM :-)
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