On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 06:46:54PM +0100, Nigel Barker wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Apologies, this is stupid, but I can't work how to fix it, and I'm getting
> desperate.
> 
> The log file, in /tmp/amanda, contains a line :-
> 
> cannot open SCSI device '/dev/scsi/changer/c1t6d0' - Permission denied
> 
> How do I grant permission for the backup user to use this device?
> 
> I KNOW I've seen it somewhere in some docs, but can I find it...

That is probably a symbolic link to something in the /device tree.
Do an ls -l to determine to what it points.

Do an ls -lL (both lower and capital 'ell') to determine what the
ownership and permissions of the actual device are.  (Or an ls -l
of the actual device.)

My tape devices (and changers) are rw for all.  Probably not best
for security, I don't know what they are by default.  But they
have to be rw for the amanda-user or the amanda-group.

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