Amanda-Users

Re: Problem with changer

2006-05-09 11:13:05
Subject: Re: Problem with changer
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 11:06:20 -0400
On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 04:47:10PM +0200, Stefan MARTEL wrote:
> Quoting Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>:
> 
> Thanks for your answer
> 
> I had done all this manip but i still have a problem, now in the
> /tmp/amanda/chg-zd-mtx.***.debug i have this message :
> 
> hg-zd-mtx: debug 1 pid 13467 ruid 1002 euid 1002: start at Tue May  9  
> 16:39:54 2006
> 16:39:54 Using config file /var/lib/amanda/test/changerfile.conf
> 16:39:54 Arg info:
>          $# = 1
>          $0 = "/usr/lib/amanda/chg-zd-mtx"
>          $1 = "-info"
> 16:39:54 Running: /usr/sbin/mtx status
> 16:39:55 Exit code: 1
>          Stderr:
> /dev/st0 is not an sg device, or old sg driver
> 16:39:55 Exit (2) -> <none> cannot determine first slot
> chg-zd-mtx: pid 13548 finish time Tue May  9 16:39:55 2006
> 
> My autoloader is on /dev/st0 and tape are defined on /dev/nst0

I don't think so.
st0 and nst0 are the "same" device handled differenly on close.

> 
> 
> 
> >On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 10:33:01AM +0200, Stefan MARTEL wrote:
> >>Quoting Salvatore Enrico Indiogine <hindiogine AT gmail DOT com>:
> >>
> >>I have the same problem as Luis when i run amcheck
> >>Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> >>-----------------------------
> >>Holding disk /amanda/amandahold/test: 14245792 kB disk space
> >>available, using 14245792 kB
> >>amcheck-server: could not get changer info: cannot determine first slot
> >>
> >>And in my /tmp/amanda/mtx-zd-mtx.***.debug file i have :
> >>chg-zd-mtx: debug 1 pid 8275 ruid 1002 euid 1002: start at Tue May  9
> >>10:14:19 2006
> >>10:14:19 Using config file /var/lib/amanda/test/changerfile.conf
> >>10:14:19 Arg info:
> >>         $# = 1
> >>         $0 = "/usr/lib/amanda/chg-zd-mtx"
> >>         $1 = "-info"
> >>10:14:19 Running: /usr/sbin/mtx status
> >>10:14:19 Exit code: 1
> >>         Stderr:
> >>failed to set sg timeout - Operation not permitted
> >>10:14:19 Exit (2) -> <none> cannot determine first slot
> >>chg-zd-mtx: pid 8356 finish time Tue May  9 10:14:19 2006
> >>
> >>How can i change the permission (i don't run amcheck in "root") ?
> >>
> >
> >You shouldn't run amcheck as root, but it should be suid'ed,
> >and owned by root.
> >
> >     $ ls -l /usr/sbin/amcheck
> >     -rwsr-x---  1 root disk 89212 Apr 22  2005 /usr/sbin/amcheck
> >
> >To change the device, first note what device it is, say /dev/sg99, and
> >your tapedrive perhaps /dev/st88 and /dev/nst88.
> >
> >Then logged in as user amanda (or "su - amanda"), the dash is important,
> >determine the group identity of the amanda user, perhaps:
> >
> >     $ id
> >     uid=33(amanda) gid=6(disk) groups=6(disk)
> >
> >So group 'disk' in this example.  Now make the changes to the device.
> >As root do:
> >
> >     # chgrp disk /dev/sg99 dev/st88 /dev/nst88
> >     # chmod 660  /dev/sg99 dev/st88 /dev/nst88
> >
> >
> >--
> >Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
> > JG Computing
> > 4455 Province Line Road        (609) 252-0159
> > Princeton, NJ  08540-4322      (609) 683-7220 (fax)
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>> End of included message <<<

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Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
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