[lug] tape backup error

[Sean Reifschneider]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 01:44:26PM -0600, KELLEY SCOTT T wrote:
>ssh <host> dd if=/dev/rmt/0 | tar -xvf -

Try: ssh host dd bs=10240 if=/dev/rmt/0 | tar xv

(you may want "tar xpv" -- p=preserve permissions.  Don't ask me why that
isn't default on a backup program.  ;-)

Sean
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