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List:       amanda-users
Subject:    Re: Problems with amanda server
From:       Norbert Roeben <NRoeben () atlas ! de>
Date:       1998-06-30 11:20:34
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Jose A. Espinosa wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have compiled amanda 2.4.0p1 and seems to work, but when I trie to use
> amanda, I receive these error messages: (see session following)
> 
> # amlabel DISSet1 DIS001
> rewinding, writing label DIS001, writing end marker, done.
> # amcheck DISSet1
> Amanda Tape Server Host Check
> -----------------------------
> ERROR: /dev/rmt/0c: not an amanda tape.
>        (expecting a new tape)
> NOTE: skipping tape-writable test.


Make sure that your tape device is a no-rewind device ( n0C or 0Cn ). 

On my linux - pc the rewind device is rmt0 and the norewind device is
nrmt0.


> Index dir "/usr/adm/amanda/DISSet1/index" doesn't exist or is not writable.
> Server check took 0.072 seconds.


Just create the index directory.


Norbert

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