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Linux (RHELv5 if that matters)

*** from command line as root, this works fine...

# sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0'
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

TapeAlert: OK

Error counter log:
Errors Corrected by Total Correction
Gigabytes Total
ECC rereads/ errors algorithm
processed uncorrected
fast | delayed rewrites corrected invocations [10^9
bytes] errors
read: 0 0 0 0 0 2.003
0
write: 0 0 224 224 0 162.565
5

*** but within bacula-sd.conf ***

14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (36 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Retrying with a 64 byte Standard Inquiry
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (64 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Request Sense failed, [Operation not
permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Error Counter logging not supported
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c 'smartctl -H -T
permissive -T permissive -T permissive -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0':
ERR=Child exited with code 6.

(the multiple -T permissive commands were suggested)

*** is there something I can do to make this command work or do I have
to comment it out of conf file?

--
Craig White <craig < at > to...>

Hello,

Craig White wrote:
Linux (RHELv5 if that matters)

*** from command line as root, this works fine...

# sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0'
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

[...] output cut

*** but within bacula-sd.conf ***

14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (36 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Retrying with a 64 byte Standard Inquiry
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (64 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Request Sense failed, [Operation not
permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Error Counter logging not supported
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c 'smartctl -H -T
permissive -T permissive -T permissive -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0':
ERR=Child exited with code 6.

(the multiple -T permissive commands were suggested)

*** is there something I can do to make this command work or do I have
to comment it out of conf file?


Your error messages look a bit strange to me, but nonetheless I would suggest
to try to use the scsi generic device for the command (most probably /dev/sg0,
if you don't have more scsi-devices in your system), because the tape device
normally is held locked by the storage daemon.

Andreas

On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 21:06 +0200, Andreas Helmcke wrote:
Hello,

Craig White wrote:
Linux (RHELv5 if that matters)

*** from command line as root, this works fine...

# sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0'
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

[...] output cut

*** but within bacula-sd.conf ***

14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (36 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Retrying with a 64 byte Standard Inquiry
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (64 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Request Sense failed, [Operation not
permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Error Counter logging not supported
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c 'smartctl -H -T
permissive -T permissive -T permissive -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0':
ERR=Child exited with code 6.

(the multiple -T permissive commands were suggested)

*** is there something I can do to make this command work or do I have
to comment it out of conf file?


Your error messages look a bit strange to me, but nonetheless I would suggest
to try to use the scsi generic device for the command (most probably /dev/sg0,
if you don't have more scsi-devices in your system), because the tape device
normally is held locked by the storage daemon.
----
apparently /dev/sg2 would work - I changed it but it's already in the
middle of a backup so it doesn't make sense to restart the bacula-sd
daemon

Thanks

--
Craig White <craig < at > to...>

On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 13:34 -0700, Craig White wrote:
On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 21:06 +0200, Andreas Helmcke wrote:
Hello,

Craig White wrote:
Linux (RHELv5 if that matters)

*** from command line as root, this works fine...

# sh -c 'smartctl -H -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0'
smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce
Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

[...] output cut

*** but within bacula-sd.conf ***

14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (36 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Retrying with a 64 byte Standard Inquiry
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Standard Inquiry (64 bytes) failed [Operation
not permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Request Sense failed, [Operation not
permitted]
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert:
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: Alert: Error Counter logging not supported
14-Jun 20:16 SRV1: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c 'smartctl -H -T
permissive -T permissive -T permissive -d scsi -l error /dev/nst0':
ERR=Child exited with code 6.

(the multiple -T permissive commands were suggested)

*** is there something I can do to make this command work or do I have
to comment it out of conf file?


Your error messages look a bit strange to me, but nonetheless I would suggest
to try to use the scsi generic device for the command (most probably /dev/sg0,
if you don't have more scsi-devices in your system), because the tape device
normally is held locked by the storage daemon.
----
apparently /dev/sg2 would work - I changed it but it's already in the
middle of a backup so it doesn't make sense to restart the bacula-sd
daemon
----
nope - didn't work...permissions error

16-Jun 08:25 SRV1: Alert: smartctl version 5.36 [i686-redhat-linux-gnu]
Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen
16-Jun 08:25 SRV1: Alert: Home page is
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
16-Jun 08:25 SRV1: Alert:
16-Jun 08:25 SRV1: Alert: Smartctl open device: /dev/sg2 failed:
Permission denied
16-Jun 08:25 SRV1: 3997 Bad alert command: sh -c 'smartctl -H -T
permissive -T permissive -T permissive -d scsi -l error /dev/sg2':
ERR=Child exited with code 2.

# ls -l /dev/sg2
crw------- 1 root root 21, 2 May 19 11:19 /dev/sg2

whereas

# ls -l /dev/nst0
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 128 May 19 11:19 /dev/nst0

but tosses the 'Operation not permitted error' (listed in my original
post) when I use that designation (/dev/nst0) and yes, I checked, user
'bacula' is a member of 'disk' group

I have disabled it for now but there is probably a setting in udev that
would give 'disk' group permissions on device sg2

Craig