RE: amrestore problems

[Bort, Paul]

Maybe /dev/ait2 != /dev/nst0 ? 

> amrestore: could not open tape /dev/ait2: Permission denied
<snip>
> 
> $ ls -l /dev/nst0
> 
> crw-rw----    1 root     disk       9, 128 Aug 30  2001 /dev/nst0
> 
> I can read for the tape with dd:
> 
> $ mt -f /dev/ait2 fsf 1; dd if=/dev/ait2 bs=32k count=1
> 
> AMANDA: FILE 20020606 zambezi /boot lev 1 comp N program /bin/gtar
> To restore, position tape at start of file and run:
>         dd if=<tape> bs=32k skip=1 | /bin/gtar -f... -
> 
> etc, all the way thru the tape.
>