Hi John, Thanks for the response. I have also set it up the way that you are talking about but I still have the same problem. Could it be the directory names that you are using? What is your labelstr entry in your amanda.conf file set to?
Thanks, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Koenig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 3:19 AM Subject: Re: Tapeless error with 2.4.3 (expecting a new tape) > >I have amanda set up for a tapeless backup. My tapedev is set to the > >following: > > tapedev "/usr/local/amanda/backup" > > > >In the /usr/local/amanda/backup directory, there is a data directory. > > > >When I run amcheck backup, I get the following error: > >file:/usr/local/amanda/backup : not an amanda tape (expecting a new tape) > > > > > > based on your current configuration stated above: > > Make as many directories as you desire inside "/usr/local/amanda/backup" > > then use a softlink named data to point to the directory that is the > next "tape"... > > I created 10 dirs named "slot_00, slot_01...slot_09" then I rotate > the softlink ... > Or you could alternatively load the slot into the softlink... either > way... :))) > > i.e. > > ln -s slot_00 data > > This is really cool stuff... > > > --
