On 2/28/07, Paul England <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Brian, > > Thanks for your quick response, > > I have found another way to do it.. it really does concern me doing it > manually, if bacula decides to change the tape in the auto changer > before I issue the weof command I could potentially lose data :S > If you are worried about that and their are no current jobs running stop the storage daemon before you do that and then start it after.
> Here is the method I am using: > > host:/#bacula > *unmount > *quit > host:/#mtx -f /dev/sg0 load 5 0 > host:/#mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > host:/#mt -f /dev/nst0 weof > > Does anyone see a problem with this method? > Well if it fits your system than ok. I mean this is basically what Brian said but you added a mtx command to load the tape that is in the 5th slot of your changer to the first drive. I question that but it may be what you wanted to do. Since you gave no details of your os version or changer that is as much as I can help you with. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
