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From: "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net>
To: Rick Osteen <rosteen@1eagle1.com>
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Subject: Re: tar error
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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
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