On Saturday 30 September 2006 02:09, m listus wrote: > hi, > > i'm using 1.36.2 on sarge. > i get this kernel message on dmesg on a per job basis > i think: > st0: MTSETDRVBUFFER only allowed for root.
I've now suppressed that in 1.39.23. The ioctl() will only be done if you are running the SD as root. > > i read the "Syslog Errors" section in the tape testing > chapter, but it's too vague: ". In general, the > message can be ignored providing you are sure that > your OS parameters are properly configured as > described earlier in this manual." > i read the chapter, and i'm still not sure the OS > params are right. > that said it works. > but i want to know if i need to set some st0 param at > boot time in an init script. that seems the most > appropriate. i have an 8mb internal tape buffer, and i > even don't know which size is set by the kernel. The tape testing chapter of the manual describes what settings must be made. If I am not mistaken, it also points out what is "permanent" and what may change after rebooting. Every OS is a bit different in how they handle and let the user change the default tape modes. Fortunately, *most* modern OSes start with a default that is compatible with Bacula. > > 2nd point, i've been trying to get the 2nd part of > "tape testing" chapter to work, that is: fill w/ 2 > tapes. > all tests work (including fill w/ 1 tape). > the problem happens when using the 2nd tape. > this might be a problem becaus i'm using the 'daily, > weekly, monthly scheme' that uses a daily tape until > it fills, and the it requests the next one. Two volume tape "fill" has had its share of bugs (mainly because it takes so long to test it). I think they are mostly resolved in version 1.39.11. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
