-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 11 Apr 2004 12:11, WipeOut wrote: > Hi, > > Just need confirmation and possibly input if I have missed something.. > > I am backing up my data on my Linux system to a DAT tape drive using tar.. > > The command I have used is "tar --totals -cvf /dev/st0 /home".. I think it should be /dev/nst0 > > Is this correct? and will it restore the correct permissions of the > files if I restore from this backup? > > Thanks.. - -- Kind Regards, Gavin Henry. http://www.magicfx.co.uk http://FedoraNEWS.ORG/ghenry http://shorl.com/dokypyrirypa http://www.suretecsystems.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAeaYZgNqd7Kng8UoRAnPAAJ42BNJi5lcLMIkFadI6MRs+8L+35wCdG/Xu 8OBgXOguANbRmqC/iM7N+ck= =8MsJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----