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Date:      Sat, 05 Jun 2004 11:42:52 +0200
From:      Nagilum <freebsd@nagilum.org>
To:        matiaspinedo@ciudad.com.ar
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dump backup question
Message-ID:  <40C1959C.3080408@nagilum.org>
In-Reply-To: <20040604172318.20A61C1D.1AAE0496@172.16.1.174>
References:  <20040604172318.20A61C1D.1AAE0496@172.16.1.174>

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Hi,
I assume you could script something using expect, but maybe you should 
consider using a real backup program like for example bacula.
Kind regards,
Alex.

matiaspinedo@ciudad.com.ar wrote:

>   Hi,
>
>      I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 and I'm trying to backup= a filesystem
>   which is quite large with many files. I'm using dump, and= using a
>   remote tape. I'm also using cron to make a daily backup with d= ump
>   level 9, and a weekly dump with level 0. The problem I have is that   during the dump process there is a need for interaction, and
>   providing= lots of "yes" when I get prompted if I want to continue
>   with the new v= olume. How can I avoid this ? I want the backup to be
>   automatic, with n= o need for interaction.
>
>
>
>   Thanks,
>
>
>
>   Matias
>
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>References
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