A big tree menu is shown in the linuxconf GUI that opens. Click on any part of the tree to perform a given task. Usually, a new area on the right-hand portion of the GUI window will activate and instruct you on the details of this task. For instance, when someone forgets their passwd, I use the User accounts part of the tree to edit a new passwd for the user. Up to 4 weeks of these message logs are kept, with the current log having no number appended to the file name.
Exabyte drives under linux.
This may interefer with the automatic density setiing option already in place. Tape block size 0 bytes. To set the block size of the tape in bytes per record, use the mt command. I had problems with the initial attempt to read the tape. I explicitly ste the tape density and block numbers to 0.