> checking disk /home: device /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s7: Permission denied ^^^^^^^^ what does ls -la on c0t0d0s7 look like? For example: > ls -la ../../devices/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0:h,raw crw-r----- 1 root sys 32, 7 Jan 22 14:15 ../../devices/pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0:h,raw Make sure the user amanda runs as has read permission on the raw device. > Luc Lalonde, Responsable du reseau GIREF -Ben