Tape backup using tar

[Stuart Bailey]

> It would also help us if you sent a sample of the command you used to
> start tar to do the backup.  Usually with tar you need to specify the
> -f /dev/nst0 or simular to backup to the drive.  You do have to
> replace the /dev/nst0 with the device name for your tape drive.
Sorry, I'm using:
tar -cvf /dev/st0 <files list>

However, after the previous response, I have noticed that /dev/st0 was an 
ordinary file, not a device file.
I'm now trying to work out what it should be - I think mknod /dev/st0 c 9 0 
should do it.

It's odd how this has changed - it was working fine before the update.

Many thanks,

Stuart.

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