eject DAT tape via command?

2004-11-26 Thread Matthias F. Brandstetter
Hi all, is it possible to eject a DAT tape via a command from CLI? eject does not seem to work :( Greets and TIA, Matthias -- Oh, honey, I didn't get drunk, I just went to a strange fantasy world. -- Homer Simpson El Viaje Misterioso De Nuestro Jomer

Re: eject DAT tape via command?

2004-11-26 Thread Martin Hepworth
Matthias mt -f /dev/sa0 rewoff replace /dev/sa0 with required device... -- Martin Hepworth Snr Systems Administrator Solid State Logic Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300 Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote: Hi all, is it possible to eject a DAT tape via a command from CLI? eject does not seem to work :( Greets

Re: eject DAT tape via command?

2004-11-26 Thread lists
Try: mt -f /dev/tape rewoffl Regards, Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote: Hi all, is it possible to eject a DAT tape via a command from CLI? eject does not seem to work :( Greets and TIA, Matthias ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: eject DAT tape via command?

2004-11-26 Thread Gary Hayers
Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote: Hi all, is it possible to eject a DAT tape via a command from CLI? eject does not seem to work :( Greets and TIA, Matthias In my backup script I have # Wait 5 minutes for rewind sleep 300 if [ $EJECT -eq 1 ] then mt offline fi # mt offine does it for me :)

Re: eject DAT tape via command?

2004-11-26 Thread Matthias F. Brandstetter
-- quoting Matthias F. Brandstetter -- is it possible to eject a DAT tape via a command from CLI? eject does not seem to work :( thanks guys for all this *quick* answers! greets, Matthias -- Around the house, I never lift a finger As a husband and father I'm sub-par I'd rather