Here is the results from the ID list:
root@backup:~# ls /dev/tape/by-id/
scsi-35001438004d2b338 scsi-35001438004d2b338-changer
scsi-35001438004d2b339 scsi-35001438004d2b339-nst scsi-HU1205LUW6
scsi-HU1205LUW6-nst scsi-MXA225Z00B
>From looking at the list the ID would be: scsi-35001438004d2b339-nst. Or
am I totally wrong here?
Greg
On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:18:17 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
> Thank you for that information, I was wondering before. I have updates
> the TapeDrives.conf
> Device {
> Name = tapedrive-0
> DeviceType = tape
> DriveIndex = 0
> ArchiveDevice = /dev/nst0
> .....
> and autochanger-0.conf
> Autochanger {
> Name = autochanger-0
> Changer Device = /dev/sg0
> Device = tapedrive-0
> Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
> }
> Quick question should the device in the autochanger-0.conf be
> 'tapedrive-0' (the name of the first tape drive) or TapeDrives (the name of
> the config file) In time I will have more than one tape drive.
>
> On Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 3:03:23 AM UTC-5 Bruno Friedmann
> (bruno-at-bareos) wrote:
>
>> You can't have both tape device and autochanger pointing to the same scsi
>> target here you are using /dev/sg0
>> Either the changer is sg0 and the drive maybe sg1
>>
>> The tape drive should point the the non-streaming device (usually
>> /dev/nst0 or better to use it's unique id)
>> /dev/tape/by-id/XXXXX
>>
>>
>> On Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 20:50:34 UTC+2 Gregory West wrote:
>>
>>> I found one issue in the content of the /autochangers dir. An extra
>>> .conf file that should not be there. File deleted bareos-sd restarted now
>>> getting the following error:
>>> 3910 Unable to open device ""tapedrive-0" (/dev/sg0)":
>>> ERR=backends/generic_tape_device.cc:130 Unable to open device "tapedrive-0"
>>> (/dev/sg0): ERR=Invalid argument
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 1:43:55 PM UTC-5 Gregory West wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am new to Bareos, and using an autochanger. And yes I am a gluten
>>>> for punishment. I have the following config files (see below). When I
>>>> do
>>>> a * label -> 2: Tape bconsole seems to just sit there. Obviously I
>>>> have
>>>> something wrong in my configs. I just can not figure what. Any
>>>> assistance would be great.
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-dir.d/storage/Tape.conf
>>>> Storage {
>>>> Name = Tape
>>>> Address = backup # N.B. Use a fully qualified name
>>>> here (do not use "localhost" here).
>>>> Password = " the ultra secret password "
>>>> Device = autochanger-0
>>>> Media Type = LTO
>>>> Auto Changer = yes
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/autochanger/autochanger-0.conf
>>>> Autochanger {
>>>> Name = autochanger-0
>>>> Changer Device = /dev/sg0
>>>> Device = tapedrive-0
>>>> Changer Command = "/usr/lib/bareos/scripts/mtx-changer %c %o %S %a %d"
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> /etc/bareos/bareos-sd.d/device/tapedrives.conf
>>>> Device {
>>>> Name = tapedrive-0
>>>> DeviceType = tape
>>>> DriveIndex = 0
>>>> ArchiveDevice = /dev/sg0
>>>> MediaType = LTO
>>>> AutoChanger = yes # default: no
>>>> AutomaticMount = yes # default: no
>>>> MaximumFileSize = 10GB # default: 1000000000 (1GB)
>>>> LabelMedia = yes
>>>> RemovableMedia = yes
>>>> Autoselect = yes
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>
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