Sounds like your /dev/nst0 device is not readable by your amanda user. What does an 'ls -l /dev/nst0' look like?
On Wed, 10 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi folks, > I'm using amanda-2.4.2p2 on Redhat 7.2 ... all backups seems to be ok > but now I need to recovery some files and when I try to use amrecover > I'm getting the follow error: > > ---xxx--- > amidxtaped: debug 1 pid 28508 ruid 501 euid 501 start time Wed Apr 10 > 12:24:36 2002 > amidxtaped: version 2.4.2p2 > > SECURITY USER root > bsd security: remote host svr-ip02.inetpres.private user root local user > amanda > amandahosts security check passed > > 6 > amrestore_nargs=6 > > -h > > -p > > /dev/nst0 > > mail.inetpres.com > > ^/home/vpopmail$ > > 20020408 > Ready to execv amrestore with: > path = /usr/local/sbin/amrestore > argv[0] = "amrestore" > argv[1] = "-h" > argv[2] = "-p" > argv[3] = "/dev/nst0" > argv[4] = "mail.inetpres.com" > argv[5] = "^/home/vpopmail$" > argv[6] = "20020408" > amrestore: could not open tape /dev/nst0: Permission denied > amidxtaped: amrestore terminated normally with status: 2 > Rewinding tape: no tape online > amidxtaped: pid 28508 finish time Wed Apr 10 12:24:36 2002 > ---xxx--- > as a extra information the amanda user belongs to disk group. > any ideas ?? > > thx > Sergio Pereira > > -- ----- Marc Mengel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
