Also sprach Kurt Yoder (Tue 15 Jul 02003 at 11:10:34AM -0400):
> I believe both of them will be accepted by amanda when it's looking
> for "backup.005". So just pick the most recently-written one to use
> as the "real" backup.005. Then erase the other one using mt or dd,
> and treat it as a blank tape.
> 
> Michael D. Schleif said:
> > I have been using amanda for several weeks.  Initially, I tested
> > various
> > configurations; but, now I am supposed to be ``in production'' ;>
> >
> > Somehow, I find myself with two (2) identically labeled tapes:
> > backup.005 ;<
> >
> > amcheck finds both to be valid.
> >
> > tapelist shows one (1) entry for backup.005.
> >
> > How can I find out which of these is really in the current backup
> > cycle?

That's my problem: if I knew which of these tapes is the ``most
recently-written one'', then I would know which is in the current cycle
;<

So, how do I determine that?

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