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Old 01-27-2006, 04:13 PM   #1
JSLayton
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Tar error

I'm just running a basic tar command to backup my entire harddrive to the tape. Here is the command I'm running.

Code:
tar cvf /dev/st0 /
and here is the only error I'm getting

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tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
Any ideas?
 
Old 01-27-2006, 04:22 PM   #2
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Are you sure you have the right device? Tape drives show as /dev/nst0 on my machines
 
Old 01-27-2006, 04:24 PM   #3
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Yes, I'm sure its the right device.
 
Old 01-27-2006, 05:11 PM   #4
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How about adding the "-", e.g.

Code:
tar -cvf /dev/st0 /
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