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From: abcscnge@csuna.csun.edu (Scott "The Pseudo-Hacker" Neugroschl)
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Subject: Re: Tar won't write to default devices
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Date: 23 Aug 89 06:07:19 GMT
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Thank you to 
    Terry Laskodi <terryl%tekcrl.labs.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET> and
    root@phx.mcd.mot.com (0000-Admin(0000))

Both of whom came up with the same explanation.  Tar apparently is
brain dead and tries to open the default device read/write.
I suspect that there is some problem with the permissions, and I will
check this tomorrow morning.  Thanks guys.

Scott


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