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12-11-2008

jmsathish

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Tar & Tape drive without media

Hi all,

I would like to know what would happen if the tape (media) is not placed on the drive and a tar command is executed to backup on the tape.

My problem is that tar command hanged for multiple days instead of throwing the error,
Is it valid behaviour?

I was unable to test the scenario as i dont have a tape drive with me.

Regards,
Satheesh

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