Hi, Eric,
on Montag, 26. J�nner 2004 at 21:11 you wrote to amanda-users:
ED> That s a bit strange. ED> my amrecover can change tape and find the good. ED> you have to put the following parameter in amanda.conf ED> amrecover_changer "/dev/null" ED> and to launch amrecover in that way ED> amrecover -d /dev/null
ED> then the tape server will use the changer specified in the amanda.conf ED> file to find the good tape.
ED> hope that helps
Thank you, Eric.
My quick greps through the sources did not find that this SHOULD work like this, but maybe someone tells us if this is intended.
Marc, could you test Eric's solution in your installation and report your results?
The way it is intended, and the way it works too, is that you specify a string in amanda.conf with the directive
amrecover_changer "thestring"
and you instruct amrecover to use the changer with the command
settape thestring
It is just a way to name the changer. As name "thestring" you can use anything.
If you have set up in amanda.conf: amrecover_changer "foobar" and then instruct in amrecover "settape foobar", then amanda will use the changer.
To avoid confusion, it is best to avoid names that seem to indicate something else, like "/dev/null", or "nocompression", or "Legato".
Just like: "mkdir file; touch file/directory"
-- Paul @ Home
