Here is a patch for the current CVS version of chg-zd-mtx.sh.in that
changes the $TAPE variable to $CHANGER. It was only used 3 times, so it
was pretty painless.
On Thu, 01 Mar 2001, Joe Rhett wrote:
> As others have said, it uses the TAPE environment variable. I wish we could
> convince the maintainer to use CHANGER instead, so it doesn't conflict with
> mt's TAPE environment variable <sigh>
>
> Anyway, make sure you are using either the version we made
> http://www.noc.isite.net/?Projects
>
> or the version someone else did which supports barcodes. The version
> distributed with Amanda doesn't work with modern versions of mtx and has
> numerous bugs.
>
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 01:24:12PM -0500, Stan Brown wrote:
> > I'm trying to get my first tape changer working, and I'm a little confused.
> >
> > It appears that I need to use the chg-zd-mtx scriptm but the version of mtx
> > that I have is used like this:
> >
> > mtx -f /dev/sg0 next
> >
> > for instance. Now it appears to me that chg-zd-mtx just runs mtx like this:
> >
> > mtx next
> >
> > That is wihtout the device specifier. Now it is possible for my version of
> > mtx to use the CHANGER environment variable, instead of the -f argument,
> > but I can't see anywhere that gets set in chg-zd-mtx either, and since this
> > will ultimatley be run fron cron, and thus potentialy be somewhat
> > "environmently chalenged", I am wondering how this is usually handled?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Stan Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] 843-745-3154
> > Charleston SC.
> > --
> > Windows 98: n.
> > useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and
> > a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system
> > originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit
> > company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition.
> > -
> > (c) 2000 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
>
> --
> Joe Rhett Chief Technology Officer
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ISite Services, Inc.
>
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--
Jason Hollinden
SMG Systems Admin
--- chg-zd-mtx.sh.in.20010302 Fri Mar 2 08:57:17 2001
+++ chg-zd-mtx.sh.in Fri Mar 2 09:00:39 2001
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
myname=$0
tape=`amgetconf$SUF tapedev`
-TAPE=`amgetconf$SUF changerdev`; export TAPE # for mtx command
-if [ "$tape" = "/dev/null" -o "$TAPE" = "/dev/null" ]; then
+CHANGER=`amgetconf$SUF changerdev`; export CHANGER # for mtx command
+if [ "$tape" = "/dev/null" -o "$CHANGER" = "/dev/null" ]; then
echo "Both tapedev and changerdev must be specified in config file";
exit 2;
fi
