Matt Hyclak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I do the same thing by just leaving the tape out of the drive. The other > option is to configure amanda to use for example, /dev/amtape as its no > rewind device.
Might want to search the archives for /dev/fridaytape, we've discussed this before. > Run a cron job that points /dev/amtape to /dev/nst0 (or > whatever is appropriate) on friday, then after the dumps, points it to some > non-existent device (NOT /dev/null!!!), Such as: 0 15 * * 5 ln -s /dev/nst0 /dev/fridaytape; /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -m <conf> 0 19 * * 5 /usr/local/sbin/amdump <conf>; rm /dev/fridaytape > You may get some complaints in the e-mails from amanda about not being > able to access the tape device, but it gets the job done. You can avoid this by using -c (client check only): 0 15 * * 1-4 /usr/local/sbin/amcheck -c -m <conf> One caveat is you must create /dev/fridaytape in order to label tapes... Steve