Tape drive status is DRIVE_STATUS_WRITE_PROTECT

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Issue

Back up can not be performed due to the following error:

tape_cdi_open open for READ/WRITE failed: drive status is DRIVE_STATUS_WRITE_PROTECT

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (any version)

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