Amanda-Users

Re: tape label problem

2005-05-23 16:57:12
Subject: Re: tape label problem
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: Amanda List <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 16:44:33 -0400
On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:38:51AM -0500, Vicki Stanfield wrote:
> I relabeled a tape during the last run using this command:
> 
> /usr/local/sbin/amlabel Progeny01 Progeny01-0039 slot 2
> 
> The process finished and when I did an amtape Progeny01 show, the 
> correct label appeared to be on the tape. Now when I try to reuse that 
> same tape, amanda thinks it is labelel what it was previously labeled 
> (Progeny01-0040). I tried to label it again, 
> 
> sudo -H su backup -c "/usr/local/sbin/amlabel Progeny01 Progeny01-0039 
> slot 1"
> amlabel: label Progeny01-0039 already on a tape

I.e., you still have a tape 0039 in the tapelist.
Perhaps your first amlabel command above failed for the same reason.
Do an amrmtape to get rid of it (if you are sure you want to).
Another possibility is to use the "-f" option of amlabel.


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