Jeff Rippy wrote:
> Also the backuppc documentation and even the default
> configuration uses /dev/st0 so why exactly do you recommend /dev/nst0
> instead. Shouldn't backuppc be controlling where it writes to the tape?
/dev/st? devices rewind the tape on open and close, so you can't write
anywhere but the beginning. /dev/nst? devices only rewind on insertion
and removal. If you have small archives you can add more than one to
the same tape on the nst device. To read them you can use mt fsf to
advance or just read one after the other with tar (linux seems to want
an extra dummy read to advance to the next).
--
Les Mikesell
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