I realize this is probably documented somewhere -- and if the only
response is to let me know specifically which document(s) to read
then I'll happily go rtfm.
However, I'm having a problem with initializing remote backups on
a machine. Using NFS is out of the question for this particular
setup. So I need to be able to either rsh, rexec, or be able to
tar -f host:/dev/nst0
However, I keep getting failures when I try each of these mechanisms.
I have exec and shell setup in services and in the inetd.conf to launch
in.rexecd and in.rshd respectively on the host with the tape drive.
hosts.equiv holds the hostnames of the machines in question, and
hosts.allow also has entries for in.rshd and in.rexecd that list the
host I wish to backup in it's entries.
Unfortunately, (or perhaps fortunately if this were any other situation)
I get an error message about permission denied or simply no response
other than a command waiting to timeout.
Help? What have I missed? I know there has already been an example of
how to backup to a tape via tar and ssh combinations; however, I would
prefer to do this via a straight tar host:/path-to-tape as the machine
being backed up can easily span two tapes -- and I'm not sure if simply
catting to the tapedrive on the remote host will let you change media.
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Robert G. Fisher NEOCOM Microspecialists Inc.
System Administrator/Programmer (540) 666-9533 x 116
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