I have to agree that a GUI frontend would be nice but completely unnecessary. If you don't know your way around a command prompt you have little business being a backup administrator.
That said, there are lots of opportunities for additional configuration options. Our single tape drive system is physically in a secure area that is staffed by our central IT department. I have full access to the room but, we need to work out a process/procedure for their over-night operator to change out the tapes for us on a regular schedule. I would really like options to send tape administration reminders to a specified email address as part of the amcheck process. I could then schedule amcheck to run long enough ahead the call to amdump for the operator to change the tape if needed. Additionally, there could be an option for amdump to send such a message as needed for a tape swap during a backup run, or upon completion. The use of this method within amcheck is by far the more preferrable because it provides more flexibility. If you have multiple configurations scheduled to run at different times, it provides a means of checking the tape and requesting a change so you have fewer situations that require use of amflush. D. Keith Higgs <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> x0559 Case Western Reserve University, Webmaster - University Library Additional Information at http://www.cwru.edu/UL/ and http://keith.cwru.edu/ "Follow the white rabbit."
