On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Pierre BERGDOLT wrote:

> At then end of the daily backup script I have the following command:
> mt -f /dev/nrtm1 rewoffl
> 
> rmt1 is the device associated with a DEC TLZ06. This command
> deseperately doesn't eject the tape form the TLZ06. Does anyone know
> why?

  Because the tape driver doesn't distinguish between rewind and
rewind-offline?

> I also try "eject -t tape -f /dev/rmt1" but same result: that doesn't
> work.

  Eject can only do what the driver will do, so it's not going to be
able to do any more than the mt command.

Michael

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Michael L. Hitch			mhitch@montana.edu
Computer Consultant
Information Technology Center
Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	USA