I'm using chg-manual, after commenting out the function request() and un-commenting the alternate version that sends email to root once an hour. I also changed the sleep command from 60 to 300 sec, since it takes a long time for my DLT8000 to load a tape (back and forth, trying to sense 20/35/40Gb and compression states).
I also added a few lines, so it wouldn't send root email every hour all weekend: timeout=`expr 60 \* 60` DayOfWeek=`date +%a` if [ $DayOfWeek -eq Sat ] || [ $DayOfWeek -eq Sun ]; then timeout=`expr 24 \* 60 \* 60` fi This didn't seem to work, though... Friday's email report said amanda wanted Daily10 and Daily11. I put in Daily10 before I left, and `amcheck Daily` said "exact label match". Ok so far. When I came in this morning, I put in Daily11. But chg-manual keeps sending me mail saying "insert Amanda tape into slot 115 (/dev/nst0)" with increasing slot numbers. I tried Daily12 and Daily10 again. /tmp/amanda/changer.debug mostly says I/O error: -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: Input/output error mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (10000): IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: Input/output error mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (10000): IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: Input/output error mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (10000): IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> ...snip... -> loaded <> -> rewind /dev/nst0 -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x89 (DLT 40GB compressed). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (41010000): BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN -> loaded < BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN> -> rewind /dev/nst0 -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x89 (DLT 40GB compressed). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (41010000): BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN -> loaded < BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN> /bin/dd: reading `/dev/nst0': Cannot allocate memory 0+0 records in 0+0 records out Exit -> 114 /dev/nst0 Args -> -slot next -> rewind /dev/nst0 -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x89 (DLT 40GB compressed). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (41010000): BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN -> loaded < BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN> -> offline /dev/nst0 -> load 115 -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: Input/output error mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (10000): IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> -> rewind /dev/nst0 /dev/nst0: Input/output error mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). -> status /dev/nst0 SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (10000): IM_REP_EN -> loaded <> Is there any way I can figure out which DailyNN tape amanda wants? /usr/adm/amanda/changer-status-* just tells me which slot, not which tape, I'm on. Thanks, Bart -- Bart Brashers MFG Inc. Air Quality Meteorologist 19203 36th Ave W Suite 101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lynnwood WA 98036-5707 http://www.mfgenv.com 425.921.4000 Fax: 425.921.4040 No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.