Hello again:

I started configuring amanda in little spurts as I take care of other
issues.  This is what I have so far:

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=> global.conf <=
define tapetype PV124LTO2 {
     comment "Copied this from a website"
     length 203061 mbytes
     filemark 972 kbytes
     speed 2272 kps
}

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=> amanda.conf <=
dumpcycle       7
runspercycle    -1
tapecycle       7

dumpuser        "amanda"
printer         "lp"

tpchanger      "chg-zd-mtx"
tapedev         "/dev/nst0"

runtapes        1
labelstr        "^EXAMPLE-[0-9][0-9]*$"
tapetype        PV124LTO2

ctimeout        60
dtimeout        3600
etimeout        600

netusage        2000
inparallel      10

dumporder       "tttTTTTTTT"
maxdumps        10
bumpsize        10
bumpmult        1.5
bumpdays        1

diskfile        "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/disklist"
infofile        "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/curinfo"
logdir          "/etc/amanda/DailySet1"
indexdir        "/etc/amanda/DailySet1/index"
tapelist        "tapelist"
tapebufs        20
reserve         100
autoflush       off
includefile     "/etc/amanda/global.conf"

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=> changer.conf <=
changerdev=/dev/sg1
firstslot=1
lastslot=6
cleanslot=-1
autoclean=0
havereader=0
offline_before_unload=0
OFFLINE_BEFORE_UNLOAD=0
poll_drive_ready=10
max_drive_wait=120
unloadpause=20
driveslot=0

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# mtx -f /dev/sg1 inquiry
Product Type: Medium Changer
Vendor ID: 'DELL    '
Product ID: 'PV-124T         '
Revision: '0026'
Attached Changer: No

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What other settings should I configure?  So far I am getting:

# su amanda -c "/usr/sbin/amtape DailySet1 show"
amtape: could not get changer info: line 324: /dev/null: Permission denied


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