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From: Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:31:35 -0400
To: Philippe Lang <philippe.lang@attiksystem.ch>
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Subject: Re: SSH connection cut during dump on tape
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On Sep 27, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Philippe Lang wrote:
> While doing a backup on an HP Ultrium LTO1 tape, my ssh connection  
> froze, and since then, I'm not able to use the tape device anymore.

Presumably there is another instance of dump or whatever is still  
running; try to kill -INT or kill -9 it.

-- 
-Chuck