Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:35:27 -0400 From: Bob Collins <bob@anything-inc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Dump from cron job, need to change tape Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.0.20030721143437.00aad5b0@mail.anything-inc.com>
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Sorry to repost, but wanted to post with a subject line. >I hope I am not asking a NewB question, but I read through dump and cron >and see no obvious way to run a nightly dump through cron AND allow user >intervention to change the tape. > >I am running a DDS2 tape drive and trying to backup around 12GB. The tape >runs to the end, issues the end of tape, and then dump fails. I would like >to be able to change the tape and get a backup. > >Do I need to use some other software, or am I missing a switch or >something somewhere? > >TIA >Bob
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