Re: trouble dumping whole filesystem to tape /sbin/dump

[James Cameron <cameron@fax.sno.cpqcorp.net>]

Thedore Knab wrote:
> /sbin/dump -0ua -f /dev/st0 / -L slash 2>> output.txt
> /sbin/dump -1a -f /dev/st0 /usr -L usr 2>> output.txt
> The second comand rewrites over the data I recorded with the first
> command.

Change the first /dev/st0 to /dev/nst0 perhaps.
When you use /dev/st0 the device is rewound on close.

See also 'mt' for operations on the tape drive line rewinding or
unloading.

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James Cameron
(james.cameron@digital.com)
Not the Director of Titanic