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On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Justin L. Boss wrote:

> ls -l /dev/ast0
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator  119,   0 Apr 20 20:30 /dev/ast0
>
> should it be different, I'm doing this as root?

That looks quite normal.  Have you checked that your tape is not write
protected?

Jason


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