On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 Bob McClure Jr wrote : >On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 07:00:55AM -0000, ajay wrote: > > > > On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 Rick Stevens wrote : > > >ajay wrote: > > >> hi gurus > > >> > > >>i try to list my tape hp 40gb (under compression) > > >> > > >>------------------------------------------------------ > > >>[root@tivimtech ajay]# tar vft /dev/st0 > > >>tar: This does not look like a tar archive > > >>tar: Skipping to next header > > >>tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers > > >> > > >>------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >>it do not list anything and gives this error and comes out. > > >>is there any way i can mount it, if yes what is mount type ? > > >> > > >>i use this command to backup: > > >>i am very sure it does backup as i checked date against backup.log > > >>it changes everyday and shows latest date time as supposed. > > >> > > >># Daily Backup on the Dat > > >>tar cvfz /dev/st0 /home /data /etc /var/spool/mail /var/www >/var/log/backup.log & > > >> > > >>It is scheduled in cron. > > >> > > >>here is some part of this log..... > > >> > > >>UW PICO(tm) 4.2 File: /var/log/backup.log > > >> > > >> > > >>home/ > > >>home/niteen/ > > >>home/niteen/.bash_history > > >>home/niteen/.addressbook > > >>home/niteen/.addressbook.lu > > >>home/niteen/.bash_logout > > >>home/niteen/.bash_profile > > >>home/niteen/.bashrc > > >>home/niteen/.canna > > >>home/niteen/.emacs > > >>home/niteen/.esd_auth > > >>home/niteen/.fetchmailrc > > >>home/niteen/.fonts.cache-1 > > >>home/niteen/.gtkrc > > >>home/niteen/.gtkrc-1.2-gnome2 > > >>home/niteen/.ICEauthority > > >>home/niteen/.mailboxlist > > >>home/niteen/.pinerc > > >>home/niteen/.recently-used > > >>home/niteen/.rhn-applet.conf > > >>home/niteen/.viminfo > > >> > > >>.............................. > > >> > > >>I am confussed why it says "This does not look like a tar archive" ?? > > >> > > >> > > >>help me from this dilemma !!! > > > > > >Did you rewind the tape before trying to list its contents? > > > > > ># mt -f /dev/st0 rewind > > ># tar tvf /dev/st0 > >Actually, your device, /dev/st0, rewinds after each operation. If you >were using the non-rewinding device, /dev/nst0, you would have to >rewind it in a separate command. > > > i wrote "mt -f /dev/st0 rewind" but it returns silent , no error messg , no attempt on tape to rewind it. > > > > i am confused why ? > > > > it just comes to prompt without doing anything, no activity , no message at all. > >That means the tape is already rewound. If in doubt, you can issue > > mt -f /dev/st0 reten > >and it will retension the tape by winding it all the way to the end >and back again. > > > i checked "mt -f /dev/st0 offline" to confirm "mt" function though. > > It works and tape ejects immediately . > > > > scratching my head why not with "rewind" option! > >It's working. That's not your problem. > > > awaiting your reply > > > > thanks and regards > > > > ajay > >Cheers, thanks now i got it and its working that is showing list . i have one more query. what is the proper command to restore data? i issued : tar xvfzp /dev/st0 /home/user as i want to pick up only this particular user data , not entire tape . i know it is hardly 4MB , but after firing this currsor strucks there and tape becomes busy "doing something" for unlimited time . nothing comes out of tape even half and hour after. i will be thankful for your suggestion. also tell how can i also preserve ownership of data? and can i use a file containing folder/file enteries inspite of defining individual folders name with tar command. if yes what is that file format and how to fit it in tar command ? regards ajay <A target="_blank" HREF="http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp"><IMG SRC="http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbox.htm@Bottom" BORDER=0 VSPACE=0 HSPACE=0></a>