As I recall, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > No, it uses the rmt(8) interface. You can't do what you're > trying to do in the way you're trying to do it. :-) > > If I were trying to do that, I'd either NFS mount the dump > directory off of backup or I'd do something like: > > dump 0af - | ssh backup dd of=/tmp/var.dump > > - Jordan This file lives in /root/bin on one of my systems... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= #!/bin/sh # dump the whole system to Chad's DAT tape /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' / > Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' /usr >> Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' /var >> Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' /www >> Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' /archive >> Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/nrst0' /ftp/public >> Log 2>&1 /sbin/dump 0ubBf 32 2000000 'operator@chad:/dev/rst0' /ftp/private >> Log 2>&1 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message