Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:40:16 -0400 From: stan <stanb@panix.com> To: Bob Collins <bob@anything-inc.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dump from cron job, need to change tape Message-ID: <20030721194016.GA21737@teddy.fas.com> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030721143437.00aad5b0@mail.anything-inc.com> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030721143437.00aad5b0@mail.anything-inc.com>
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On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 02:35:27PM -0400, Bob Collins wrote: > 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? Check out Amanda. It's in the ports tree. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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