On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 12:44:29PM +0200, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > for days I get this on an amanda server (3.4.5): > > $ amcheck config > Amanda Tape Server Host Check > ----------------------------- > > [..] > > slot 1: volume 'config34' > Will write to volume 'config34' in slot 1. > ERROR: Device '/dev/nst0' is write protected
That sounds like error accessing the device, not the tape in the device. Have you checked /dev/nst0 for permissions, owner, and group? jon > NOTE: storage 'config': retentions-tapes (5) <= runspercycle (5) > Server check took 0.127 seconds > Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check > -------------------------------- > Client check: 1 host checked in 0.487 seconds. 0 problems found. > (brought to you by Amanda 3.4.5) > > and > > $ mt -f /dev/nst0 status > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=1, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x48 (SDLT220). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (5010000): > WR_PROT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > > I told the "operator" there to check for the write-protection on the > tape, I even disabled a tape to make them insert the next one. Without > success. A (warm) reboot of the server didn't change a thing. > > I know, maybe the drive needs a complete reset via poweroff, I would > have to coordinate that as the server is remote from me. Update: we did > that right now without sucess. > > Is there a way via "mt" to toggle that? Reading man pages I didn't find > that ... > > For now I asked for *photos* of the tapes and drive ;-) > > Thanks for pointers, Stefan >>> End of included message <<< -- Jon H. LaBadie j...@jgcomp.com 11226 South Shore Rd. (703) 787-0688 (H) Reston, VA 20190 (703) 935-6720 (C)
