problems using "tar"

Elan · 04-29-2002, 10:20 PM

I tried to create a tar archive using the CLI but it failed owing to this error:

tar: Failed open to write on /dev/nrst0 <Permission denied>

Do I need to adjust some setting? I'm logged in as an admin user. Thanks.

mervTormel · 04-29-2002, 11:13 PM

perhaps you could give us the entire command line, and what you're trying to backup to...

nrst0 is a non-rewinding tape drive ?

how did you get that device configured? if you did.

sao · 04-30-2002, 08:39 AM

Elan,

Do you have fink installed ?

Cheers...

blb · 04-30-2002, 01:46 PM

The error is you aren't telling tar a filename in which to place files. If you don't, it defaults to a tape drive (/dev/nrst0 in this case).

You want to use something like

Code:

tar cvf mynewfile.tar files to tar

which creates mynewfile.tar containing everything listed after (files, to, and tar).

Elan · 05-01-2002, 12:02 AM

Hi all. Thanks to "blb" who diagnosed my error. Though I read the man pages, I couldn't figure out the syntax. Kept getting that cryptic error message. Obviously, I'm a very green beginner. Thanks again!

04-29-2002, 10:20 PM	#1
Elan Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7	problems using "tar" I tried to create a tar archive using the CLI but it failed owing to this error: tar: Failed open to write on /dev/nrst0 <Permission denied> Do I need to adjust some setting? I'm logged in as an admin user. Thanks.

04-30-2002, 01:46 PM	#4
blb All Star Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CO, USA Posts: 908	The error is you aren't telling tar a filename in which to place files. If you don't, it defaults to a tape drive (/dev/nrst0 in this case). You want to use something like Code: tar cvf mynewfile.tar files to tar which creates mynewfile.tar containing everything listed after (files, to, and tar).

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04-29-2002, 11:13 PM	#2
mervTormel League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 5,536	perhaps you could give us the entire command line, and what you're trying to backup to... nrst0 is a non-rewinding tape drive ? how did you get that device configured? if you did.

04-30-2002, 08:39 AM	#3
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Elan, Do you have fink installed ? Cheers...

05-01-2002, 12:02 AM	#5
Elan Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7	Hi all. Thanks to "blb" who diagnosed my error. Though I read the man pages, I couldn't figure out the syntax. Kept getting that cryptic error message. Obviously, I'm a very green beginner. Thanks again!