crouch@axion.bt.co.uk (Chris Rouch) (10/04/88)
Reply-to: crouch@axion.bt.co.uk (Chris Rouch) I'm trying to write an incremental backup script to run on ultrix and sun fileservers. This is to be run overnight by crontab. At the moment I'm using dump, which works fine until the end of the tape is reached, at which point it writes to the console, requiring a yes or no answer. However any input typed at the console is interpreted as a username/password. Is there any way of getting dump to terminate with an error status if it runs out of tape; or better still is there any way to get it to accept input (from the console or elsewhere) in response to its question. Alternatively is there a better way of doing multi-volume incremental backups overnight? Chris Rouch -------------------------------------------------------------------------- vax to vax (UUCP) CRouch@axion.bt.co.uk (...!ukc!btnix!crouch) desk to desk RT3124, 310 SSTF, British Telecom Research Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, IPSWICH, IP5 7RE, UK. voice to voice +44 473 646093 "Ours is not to look back, ours to continue the crack." --------------------------------------------------------------------------