Subject: bin/6098: dump(8) aborts dumps unecessarily
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Eric S. Hvozda <hvozda@apicom.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/03/1998 17:05:14
>Number: 6098
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: dump(8) aborts dumps unecessarily
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 3 14:20:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Eric S. Hvozda
>Organization:
>Release: NetBSD-1.3.2
>Environment:
System: NetBSD bell.apicom.com 1.3.2 NetBSD 1.3.2 (BELL) #0: Mon Jul 6 08:32:26 EDT 1998 hvozda@ra.ack.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/BELL i386
>Description:
dump(8) will abort a dump unecessarily when:
1) EOM is reached and another tape is required
2) the new media used is write protected
>How-To-Repeat:
Attempt to do dumps with a QIC-150 drive on a 470Mb
partition. When dump prompts for a new tape,
insert a write-protected tape and watch dump
abort the entire dump.
>Fix:
dump should not abort an entire dump just because one
attempts to use a write-protected tape. Instead
dump should just complain loudly, and prompt for a tape
again.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: