Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 16:23:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net> To: Rick Osteen <rosteen@1eagle1.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: tar error Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970624162102.21163F-100000@lightning.tbe.net> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970624093425.009525e0@feathers.1eagle1.com>
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> # tar -x radius_2.0.1_BSDOS_2.0.tar > tar: can't open /dev/rst0 : Device not configured > # > > Any help is appreciated. if i'm not mistaken (though usually i am ;) ) the command line you have there is making tar look for the tarfile in a location on a SCSI tape drive, where it looks by default. Use tar -xvf <tarfile> and that should do the trick. The -f option specifies tar to look for a file rather than from a tape drive. -Gary Margiotta TBE Internet Services http://www.tbe.net
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