Hi, Paul,

on Montag, 26. Jänner 2004 at 22:54 you wrote to amanda-users:

PB> The way it is intended, and the way it works too, is that you
PB> specify a string in amanda.conf with the directive

PB>     amrecover_changer "thestring"

PB> and you instruct amrecover to use the changer with the command

PB>     settape thestring

PB> It is just a way to name the changer.
PB> As name "thestring" you can use anything.

PB> If you have set up in amanda.conf:  amrecover_changer "foobar"
PB> and then instruct in amrecover "settape foobar", then amanda
PB> will use the changer.

PB> To avoid confusion, it is best to avoid names that seem to
PB> indicate something else, like "/dev/null", or "nocompression",
PB> or "Legato".

PB> Just like:  "mkdir file; touch file/directory"

Thank you for clarifying this, Paul.

I crossed this "foobar"-mechanism earlier and did not make the
connection.

Could you point us to the spot where this is explained in the docs?
I suppose there is some reason to make this function with ANY string.
-- 
best regards,
Stefan

Stefan G. Weichinger
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