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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  To  : Darryl Merritt <darryl@dda.com.au>
  Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:12:25 +1030

Re: DAT tape

Darryl Merritt wrote:
> 
> I have two RedHat V6 sitting side by side connected by 100Mhz network.
> 
> Is it possible for the one without the DAT drive to access the DAT drive in
> the other machine?
> 
> Darryl
> 
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sure can.

using the rsh command, you can do something like this:

box1 has the tape drive
box2 has the data to be backed up

we are on box2:

box2 ~> tar cvf box1:/dev/rmt0 /path/to/be/tared

this needs rsh style authentication (like kerberos)

this is from memory of a long time ago - so be warned YMMV (your milage
may vary)

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Jake Hawkes, B.Eng (CSE)

"We are but packets in the internet of life".   - UF March 4, 1999