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Re: [Question #143229]: Mount tape drive error

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Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:46:07 -0000
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Question #143229 on sbackup changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/sbackup/+question/143229

Anton posted a new comment:
Would it work if you made the files.tar file in the backup dir a symlink to the tape device? That would make the default tar cmdline that sbackup creates work straight away, and may later be recognized as a valid backup because there is actually a (device) file present.
If that doesn't work, you'd have to change the logic by which sbcakup decides on 'invalid' backups. You may want to do that anyway, so sbackup would be aware that the archive file (literally) points to tape, and instruct the user to insert the tape.

(By the way, aren't there other solutions available for tape backups,
that for example also keep a catalogue for easy searching?)

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