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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Mark Turrin <mlt@linkzone.com>
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Subject: Re: Tape Backups
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On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Mark Turrin wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I use to backup my BSD 2.2.2 box to a Apple Network server called slugo
> running AIX 4.1.4.0 using the following command: 
> 
> rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0a        # /
> rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1e      # /home
> rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1g      # /usr
> rdump -0cfus slugo:/dev/rmt0.1 2200000 /dev/sd0s1h      # /var

Oops, no dash.  In addiiton, the f and s options are out of date.  You
should use the a and b options for optimum tape usage.  See the dump man
page for details.

> I used this for over a year and even restored remotely onto a new 
> hard drive after the original failed.  
> 
> 
> After installing FreeBSD 2.2.5 the commands fail and I get the following
> error:
> 
> Unknown arguments to dump: 2200000 /dev/sd0a
> Unknown arguments to dump: 2200000 /dev/sd0s1e
> Unknown arguments to dump: 2200000 /dev/sd0s1g
> Unknown arguments to dump: 2200000 /dev/sd0s1h
> 
> So what command do I need to use to make this work?

Try taking the dash off.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major