>... First of all, the complete lack of documentation on
>configuration files and options is a bit disturbing ...
As far as I know, "man amanda" describes every amanda.conf parameter,
at least at 2.4.1p1. I'm working on bringing the 2.4.2 docs up to date.
>... Next, I can't believe some of the logic error's (maybe my logic)
>that I've experienced, like amcheck trying to rewind the specified
>NON-REWINDABLE tape device to check the label on the tape and continue with
>it's write testing. ...
I don't understand. First of all, Amanda always uses a non-rewind device.
However it also always starts writing from beginning of tape. What did
you expect it to do, i.e. where is the "logic error" in the above?
And what other "logic errors" are you seeing that you can't believe?
>I have 2 options in my amanda.conf file
>tapedev "/dev/nst0"
>rawtapedev "/dev/st0"
>not only can I NOT find a good listing of all available options in the
>amanda.conf, I am having trouble determining how amcheck see's /dev/nst0 as
>the device to rewind and test on and not the specified raw device which seems
>to work just fine if reversed ...
As I said above, "man amanda" will tell you about all the parameters.
The tapedev parameter is the only one Amanda normally uses. According to
the man page:
rawtapedev "string"
Default: /dev/null. The path name of the raw tape
device. It is only used if Amanda is compiled for
Linux machines with floppy tapes. It is needed for QIC
volume table operations.
>Tom Hudak
John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
