Backup to tape with tar

[Gavin Henry]

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On Sunday 11 Apr 2004 12:11, WipeOut wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just need confirmation and possibly input if I have missed something..
>
> I am backing up my data on my Linux system to a DAT tape drive using tar..
>
> The command I have used is "tar --totals -cvf /dev/st0 /home"..

I think it should be /dev/nst0

>
> Is this correct? and will it restore the correct permissions of the
> files if I restore from this backup?
>
> Thanks..

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Kind Regards,
Gavin Henry.

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