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mt -f /dev/rmt/? rewoff


"Anthony Mandic" <ace@plugger.com> wrote in message
news:3F797D7A.706260A8@plugger.com...
> Beardy wrote:
> >
> > Cypherplug while sockpuppeting Anthony Mandic wrote:
> > > In comp.unix.solaris TCMa <ma77777777772000@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I backup the disk by the unix command ufsdump.
> > >
> > > Hi! Excitement!
> > >
> > >> Then I abort the backup process by pressing <Ctrl> <C>.
> > >
> > > Try kill -15 next time to see if it makes a difference.
> > > What is the output of 'uname -a' on your system?
> > >
> > >> This message appears:
> > >> DUMP: NEEDS ATTENTION: Do you want to abort dump?: ("yes" or "no")
> > >>
> > >> I entered "yes".
> > >> Then tape drive is busy:
> > >>
> > >> # mt -f /dev/rmt/0cn status
> > >> /dev/rmt/0cn: Device busy
> > >>
> > >> Is there a unix command make the tape device not busy?
> > >
> > > Reboot.
> > >
> > > Well, you did ask. ;-)
> > >
> > > -am © 2003
> >
> > Oh come on "AM" - at least you could have suggested "uadmin 2 0": that
> > way he would have required console-ish access to reboot a system that
> > might be corrupted. You're slipping ;^)
>
> If you examine the headers closely you'll notice that that post
> wasn't one of mine but one by Plugger the putz (AKA Cypherpunk)
> doing his usual sock puppetry. Who else but he and Don Kook
> would be stupid enough to suggest a reboot? Perhaps Josh What's-
> His-Name but Plugger is so dumb he has to log in as root because
> the pathetic little script kiddie doesn't know how to create user
> accounts yet. He even thinks a ^W is a vi command. How dumb is that?
>
> -am © 2003
>