eject isn't eject, it's 'offline', sorry. mt -f /dev/nst1 rewoffl
ejects my DAT every time. (rewoffl is 'rewind and offline') This leads to the handy cron entry: amdump MyConfig1 && mt -f /dev/nst1 rewoffl > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Cooke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: automatically ejecting tapes > > > Hi, > > This is kinda off subject, but I was wondering is there a utility to > eject tapes from their drive (DAT Drive)? > > As It would be good to (thru the use of a script) get be able to > automatically eject the tape providing the backup has completed. > > I tried sifting through mt's man pages, but couldn't find any > reference > to ejecting tape at all. > > Thanks in advance > > Mark > > -- > --- > To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; > to steal from many is research. >
