malin@godot.radonc.unc.edu (Malin) (12/06/89)
I have a csh script run from cron which handles unattended nightly backup of 1+ gigabytes of disk to VHS tape. Normally, everything works like a charm. However, for monthly backups I have the system shut itself down to single user, run the backup script from /.profile, then reboot to multiuser. So far so good. If, however, the dump is interrupted, /etc/dump demands operator intervention, no terminal exists for operator interaction (operator is home asleep in any case) and the system hangs. Are there any ways to circumvent /etc/dump's operator notification so that it just terminates upon failure (at which point the controlling script can exit gracefully)? -- Larry Margolese-Malin University of N. Carolina Department of Radiation Oncology (919) 966-1101 malin@godot.radonc.unc.edu -- Larry Margolese-Malin malin@godot.radonc.unc.edu