Re: tar backup on tape doesn't work

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

mohammed wrote:
> Hi!
> How did you solve the problem with 
> mt -f /dev/st0 status
> i get this 
> /dev/st0: Device or resource busy
>
> thanks
Are you running it as root? Is the tape drive doing something when 
you try to run the command? Remember, most tape drives do a bunch of 
stuff when you insert a tape, so it may take a while before you can 
access the drive.

Mikkel
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