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taring to a remote tape drive?
Name: doc Date: August 29, 2002 at 09:57:37 Pacific
Comment:
ok, i need to backup /export to remote tape drive: here is the command i am using :
tar -cvfb -20 /export | rsh voodoo dd of=/dev/rmt/0n obs=20b
Name: boarddude Date: August 29, 2002 at 11:41:57 Pacific
Reply:
is a .rhost file in $HOME availabel??
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Response Number 2
Name: doc Date: August 29, 2002 at 15:20:44 Pacific
Reply:
yes it is there.
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Response Number 3
Name: Mark M Date: August 31, 2002 at 01:00:56 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tried omitting the minus sign before the 20 and before the options? I'm not sitting at a box at the moment so can't check this myself at the moment.
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Response Number 4
Name: --- Date: August 31, 2002 at 23:52:22 Pacific
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