Hi,
i guess you are using linux as os, so you'll have to use /dev/nst0 with amanda.
amanda expects a device which does not automaticaly rewind the tape
after an access, that is the meaning of the term "non-rewinding".
Christoph

James Kelty schrieb:
> 
> I have just configured amanda, and I have modified the amanda.conf file to
> use my Seagate Hornet 8 model number STT8000N.
> When I run the amlabel utility (% amlabel Daily Daily123), I get this error:
> 
> rewinding, reading label, not an amanda tape
> rewinding, writing label Daily123, checking label
> amlabel: no label found, are you sure /dev/st0 is non-rewinding?
> 
> Now, the strange thing is this. I am using a rewindable tape, but it is not
> a changer. Does this mean I need to specify it as a changer, but make the
> runtapes configuration 1?
> 
> Totally lost here. Any help would be great! Thanks!
> 
> -James
> 
> James Kelty
> Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
> The Ashland Agency
> 541.488.0801
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