Re: [Bacula-users] New to Tapes

[Jack <ja...@br...>]

Michael Brennen wrote:
> On Thursday 14 September 2006 05:01 pm, Jack wrote:
>
>   
>> I have been using bacula for over six months now to dump backups to
>> disk. I have recently aquired a EZ17 autoloader with the AIT2 tape drive
>> in it (a SDX500 if I'm not mistaken).
>> ...
>> *mount
>> ...
>> 3301 Issuing autochanger "loaded drive 0" command.
>> 3302 Autochanger "loaded drive 0", result is Slot 2.
>> block.c:944 Read error at file:blk 0:0 on device "SDX500" (/dev/nst0).
>> ERR=Input/output error.
>> block.c:944 Read error at file:blk 0:0 on device "SDX500" (/dev/nst0).
>> ERR=Input/output error.
>>     
>
> This appears to be a problem with device permissions rather than bacula.  What 
> are the permissions on /dev/nst0?  Does the user under which you are running 
> bacula have sufficient permissions?  Have you run the tape drive verification 
> procedure in the bacula manual?  Perhaps you have and I am coming in late on 
> a thread, ignore if you've done all this.
>
>   
Nope this is a new thread...

I didnt see the tape verification stuff, I'll try that now. Also I'd 
like to report that i got the tape to unmount successfully by putting in 
the mt -f $4 offline in the mtx-changer :)

The permissions are OK, root should have sufficient access, especially 
since I can run the commands and they work. I'll get to work on the 
verify thing.

Thanks for the quick response,
-J