Jeff Rippy wrote: > yes I had thought of that too and have already added the backuppc user > to the "tape" group. permissions are 660 or rw-rw---- with owner root > and group tape. Also the backuppc documentation and even the default > configuration uses /dev/st0 so why exactly do you recommend /dev/nst0 > instead. Shouldn't backuppc be controlling where it writes to the tape? > I think the problem has something to do with what Holger was saying, > for some reason the script is trying to create /dev/st0 even though > its already there. > Here is an excerpt from the script that I think is relevant but I > haven't been able to find information on the sh or dash or bash > (whichever it is) switches that are being used here:
The are "file test operators". See http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/fto.html for a pretty extensive (and annotated) list. > (Lines 107-129 from /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost - > specifically look at 109 where it checks for something (again not sure > what the switches do) and 116 where it tries to create the output > location) > > 107 my $cmd = "$tarCreate -t -h $host -n $bkupNum -s $share . "; > 108 $cmd .= "| $compPath " if ( $compPath ne "cat" && $compPath > ne "" ); > 109 if ( -b $outLoc || -c $outLoc || -f $outLoc ) { If the file identified by the variable $outLoc is a regular file, OR a block device, OR a character device, as noted in the comment directly following... > 110 # > 111 # Output file is a device or a regular file, so don't use > split > 112 # Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
