>>>>> "Kern" == Kern Sibbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Kern> I haven't tried it, but I suspect the solution is to modify your Kern> Device resource and set "Always Open = no", then run a Kern> restore. So why does Bacula have an "Always Open" resource? I personally think that Bacula shouldn't care if the tape is write protected or not, unless it needs to actually _write_ data to the tape (or storage device). Kern> When the restore runs, it should open the drive as read-only. Kern> When you have "Always Open = yes", Bacula must open the drive Kern> read-write because it cannot know in advance if you are going to Kern> do read or write operations. Hmm... shouldn't that resource really be called 'Open Writeable Always' instead then? The 'Always Open' name doesn't make any sense to me then... John ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
