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From: Dmitry Valdov <dv@dv.ru>
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To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: tape backups
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On Mon, 17 May 1999, Doug White wrote:

> Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 13:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
> To: Dmitry Valdov <dv@dv.ru>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: tape backups
> 
> On Fri, 14 May 1999, Dmitry Valdov wrote:
> 
> > Why tar won't write to /dev/rsa0 with 'Input/output error' diagnostic
> > message? 
> 
> It can't talk to the tape?  Is there an error in /var/log/messages?
> 

I've tested it more. It works, but doesn't write last block(s).. (with I/O
error)
Workaround is to append some unuseful files to the end of archive. 
For example /bin/* :) 

Dmitry.



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