I believe the problem could be that you wrote eof to the drive using the non-rewinding device, unless you issued a rewind separately. However, the tape being unlabeled doesn't entirely fit that theory.
Just in case, here is the string I use to wipe a tape: sudo mt -f /dev/st0 eof Are you sure the tape's write protect flag is disengaged? If none of my suggestions help, please reply with the version of bacula you are using. Also, how many drives do you have? Is it possible the label command is referencing the wrong drive? Regards, Robert Gerber 402-237-8692 [email protected] On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM Kelly Price <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I have a tape “NTA658” that had an apparent barcode label error on > it. I replaced the barcode label with a new one and did a mt -f /dev/nst0 > erase. I’m now trying to relabel it (new label = ARR379L8”) but I get the > following: > > *label barcode > > Automatically selected Storage: Changer1 > > Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 ... > > 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command. > > Device "Drive-1" has 16 slots. > > Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 ... > > 3306 Issuing autochanger "list" command. > > The following Volumes will be labeled: > > Slot Volume > > ============== > > 1 ARR379L8 > > > > Do you want to label these Volumes? (yes|no): yes > > Defined Pools: > > 1: CleaningPool > > 2: Default > > 3: Scratch > > Select the Pool (1-3): 2 > > Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 ... > > Sending label command for Volume "ARR379L8" Slot 1 ... > > 3912 Failed to label Volume ARR379L8: ERR=block.c:588 The Volume=ARR379L8 > on device="Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) appears to be unlabeled. > > > Label command failed for Volume ARR379L8. > > > Thanks for any help, > > Kelly > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >
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