> 
> Two questions:
> 
> 1)  Why, when I type, "tar -x /usr/local/bin/bash-2.0.tar", do I get 
> "tar: can't open /dev/rst0 :No such file or directory"?  I have even 
> tried to do a "./MAKEDEV rst0", but it won't make the device, and I can't 
> untar the archive.l

Because tar, by default, tries to access the tape drive. The 't' in tar
stands for tape. :-)

Try "tar -x -f /usr/local/bin/bash-2.0.tar" to extract from the
/usr/local/bin/bash-2.0.tar file. Oh, I'd recomend a tar -t first,
to see what's in the archive.

> 2)  In the FAQ, it says to first "rm /etc/localtime"  before sending a 
> "ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/myzone /etc/localtime".  Why not just command, 
> "ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/myzone /etc/localtime"?  The "-f" flag 
> dissolves the previous link.  Is this a guru thing?

AFAIK, the thing is the "-f" will try to unlink whatever the existing
name points to. With a symlink, this refers to the thing the existing
link points to, not the link.

Take care,

Bill