Hello all ...

I am an Oracle DBA that got stuck in a HP-UX SA role and need some help figuring out a UNIX problem. According to Oracle documentation, I am to issue the following command ...

cpio -idcmv <file_name>

However when I do, the server just hangs there and does nothing til I CTRL-C several hours later.

This is a new server, that a consultant came in and set up ... but is long gone now.

Any help on what to look for or to check on is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

hmm, cpio basically does a archive copy to tape. Do you have a tape device attached to the server ?

check the man page of cpio to see what it does, then you may get a fair idea why it is hanging, rather waiting for something

Take a real close look at that documentation. It must say something like:
cpio -idcmv <file_name

Let's say that your file is named george.cpio. You would use:
cpio -idcmv < george.cpio

That < is not an optional character. It must be present. I like to leave a space on either side of it. It works up tight against the filename too.

The < fixed the problem. Thought it was part of the file name variable.

Thanks for all the help!!