Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!caip!sri-spam!nike!ucbcad!ucbvax!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!batcomputer!hurf From: hurf@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Hurf Sheldon) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: /dev/rmt8 access under Ultrix Message-ID: <701@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 18:41:18 EDT Article-I.D.: batcompu.701 Posted: Wed Jul 23 18:41:18 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 24-Jul-86 21:20:51 EDT References: <700@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> Reply-To: hurf@batcomputer.UUCP (Hurf Sheldon) Organization: Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY Lines: 28 In article <700@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> hurf@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Hurf Sheldon) writes: The missing first line: A failed dump routine has twice 'locked' access to our tape drive >on our Ultrix 1.2 uvax with tk50 - I can't find a lock file & the >permission is 666. Tar, dump & restore all say 'cannot open /dev/rmt8' >& the date & time of creation of /dev/rmt8 is that of the failed routine. >I tried rebooting to clear some standard temporary lock I missed but >no-go on that one - any hints? I am a little paranoid about not being >able to do backups. > >Reply-To: hurf@batcomputer.UUCP (Hurf Sheldon) >Followup-To: >Distribution: >Organization: Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY >Keywords: > > Hurf Sheldon Arpa.css: Hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu > Lab of Plasma Studies > 369 Upson Hall phone: 607 255 7267 > Cornell University > Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 > Hurf Sheldon Arpa.css: Hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu Lab of Plasma Studies 369 Upson Hall phone: 607 255 7267 Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. 14853