Tape drive status is DRIVE_STATUS_WRITE_PROTECT
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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