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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.
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