If you want to use rmt from this package, you have to edit /etc/default/rmt to configure it. By default, nobody is allowed to run mt (entry USER) and the only visible target (entry ACCESS) is the null device. If you would like to have an account to directly access rmt, you will have to create one yourself, setting the default shell to /usr/sbin/rmt. Please don't forget to add entries to .rhosts in the home directory of said account for all remote users that are allowed to use this account. The creation of this account may be done either via YaST2 or via useradd. An example for using useradd would be: useradd -c "Remote TAPE" -G bin -s /usr/sbin/rmt rtape After creating this account, you have to add this user to /etc/default/rmt.