On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 06:47:32PM -0500, Michael Stauffer wrote: > Hi, > > I'm hoping to use autolabel like this: > > autolabel "$b-$c-config-name" > > so that I can do tape labeling like this to easily label new tapes: > > amlabel config-name slot N > > With my definition of autolabel above, will amanda *never* automatically > label a tape that it encounters and is unsure of? This is way I infer from > the autolabel discussion in amanda.conf man page, but it's not stated > explicitly. I'd like to play it safe (at least for now) and always manually > label new tapes.
It is explicit on the amlabel manpage: "As a precaution, amlabel will not write a label if the volume already contains an active label or if the label specified is on an active tape. The [-f] (force) flag bypasses these verifications." jl -- Jon H. LaBadie [email protected] 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (609) 477-8330 (C)
