Hi All! Is there an option in tar wherein one can execute commands right after it prompts the user for a new tape for multipli volume backups(the -M option)?
Our current data set seems to be straining our humble 24gb DDS3 tape drive, so i had to resort to multiple volumes when doing backups...in theory this would work, but what happens is i usually forget to load the next tape. i was thinking about making a shell script that can at least inform us sysads that a new tape needs to be loaded -- be it the usual wall broadcast, smbclient -M pop, email, singing telegram, whatever gets our attention. Is this possible with tar? If not, can you suggest alternatives(including commercial ones)? Thanks! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
