From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 21 12:40:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DA0537B401 for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:40:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17EB643F3F for ; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:40:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8494448876; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:40:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01010374pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.176.69]) by panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52F942AA3C; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:40:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19egW9-0005h4-00; Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:40:17 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 15:40:16 -0400 From: stan To: Bob Collins Message-ID: <20030721194016.GA21737@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Bob Collins , Free BSD Questions list References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030721143437.00aad5b0@mail.anything-inc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030721143437.00aad5b0@mail.anything-inc.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.21 X-Uptime: 15:36:52 up 35 days, 2:39, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: Dump from cron job, need to change tape X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:40:19 -0000 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