> > > > > you do not have mount /dev/sa* at all to read/write data to it. it > looks like the drive is configured ok judging by the output from mt > bellow. I would suggest reading the man pages for mt as well as sa > to get a better understanding of how FreeBSD, and unix in general, > treat's block devices. >
thanks Pete for the response. well then I dont understand what bconsole is complaining about and how to make it happy. it appears to complaining that /dev/sa0 is not mounted. I couldnt find an exatc cure in the bacula documentation both in the PDF from the install and the online documentation. running on FreeBSD-4.11 bacual 1.36.2 --- snip --- *mount The defined Storage resources are: 1: File 2: Onstream Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 3001 OK mount. Device=/dev/sa0 *label 2The defined Storage resources are: 1: File 2: Onstream Select Storage resource (1-2): 2 Enter new Volume name: backup Automatically selected Pool: Default Connecting to Storage daemon Onstream at typhoon.enabled.com:9103 ... Sending label command for Volume "backup" Slot 0 ... 3910 Unable to open device /dev/sa0. ERR=dev.c:289 stored: unable to open device /dev/sa0: ERR=Permission denied Label command failed for Volume backup. Do not forget to mount the drive!!! * --- snip --- any clues please? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users