Raúl Wild-Spain wrote:

I'm trying to configure a tapeless amanda ...

I'm trying to understand the setup by your vague description.
Please don't leave out the essential details while summarizing
your setup.

I've configured many directories as the amanda tapeless HowTo said (

/backup/amanda/GARBI[01..11] -> 11 directories for 11 "slots"). I want

And did you create the data symlink and info file too?
And what did you specify as "taperdev"
From the description below, I assume you use "chg-multi" as changer.

Since amanda 2.4.4p2, there is a much simpler chg-disk, which doesn't
even need a configuration file.

amtape returns "amtape: could not load slot 1:
file:/backup/amanda/GARBI01: not a device file". The same with amlabel.

Your probably forgot to specify you're using a changer in amanda.conf:

tpchanger "chg-multi"

Or you're using an amanda pre 2.4.3 which does not know about the file
driver.

About config:

* Debian Woody

That's a little hint, but more imporant; what amanda version is
installed?

* /backup/amanda and /backup/amanda/GARBI* -> chmod 770 and chown backup:backup 
applied

* created GARBI*/data directories

And also done "chown backup:backup data"?

* changer.conf -> "file:/backup/amanda/GARBI[01..11]"  for each slot descriptor

So you are using chg-multi?
In that case do you have a in amanda.conf:

changerfile "/the/path/to/changer.conf"

But as said above, if you use "chg-disk" as changer than you don't
even need a changer.conf file.

* amanda.conf -> using a HARD-DISK device (50000 mbytes) and hard-disk-tar 
descriptor

Not really relevant for your problem, but 50 Gbyte for each of your
11 vtapes indicates you have a huuuuuge disk of 550 Gbyte?
Or did you mean 4500 mbyte (4.5Gb * 11 < 50 Gbyte).

What about the really relevant parameters "tpchanger" and "tapedev"?

* Must I have an "chg-multi" script on my Debian? (I don't found it)

If you want to use it, yes, you must.  :-)
It is sitting next to al the other changers in libexec (wherever that
may be installed in Debian Woody.)


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