darren_jacobs@carmax.com

Greetings,

I would like to use ontape to backup to a unix filesystem. Is there a
certain why the filesystem needs to be created to enable this or will I
need to use onbar. I'm currently using IDS 9.40FC2 on HPUX 11i V1and an
attempt to backup to a filesystem erros as seen below:

$ ontape -s -L 0

Please mount tape 1 on /usr/dbexport and press Return to continue ...
could not write archive tape.
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murray wood \(ilist\)

You need to create the file and have it with permissions 660, owner
informix:informix

TAPEDEV points to the file you are creating.

MW


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hariog

As Murray rightly pointed out to create a file with correct owner and
permission, just to make it clear, see below:

# cd /usr/dbexport
# touch <file-name>
# chown informix:informix <file-name>
# chmod 660 <file-name>

Now modify $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG and point this <file-name> to
TAPEDEV.

BTW, search this newsgroup to find my script to level0 to disk.

Hari

colin dawson

I think the "tape device" need to have 666 permission - same as a normal
tape device


Regards

Colin

There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and
those that don't

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darren_jacobs@carmax.com

Thanks to all who responded. I greatly appreciate the help.

I guess I was brainfarting and attempting to write to a directory instead
of creating a file with 660.

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You need to create the file and have it with permissions 660, owner
informix:informix

TAPEDEV points to the file you are creating.

MW


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jean sagi

In 10 this theme is much improved than in 9.4


J.


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