Subject: bin/13766: Dump -a switch
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <kab00m@lich.phys.spbu.ru>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/22/2001 11:35:01
>Number: 13766
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: Backup is unable on unknown devices via dump(8)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Aug 22 00:31:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Dima Veselov
>Release: All releases <NetBSD-current source date>
>Organization:
St.Petersburg State University
>Environment:
System: NetBSD lich 1.4.2 NetBSD 1.4.2 (Light) #0: Wed Aug 8 03:52:03 MSD 2001 kab00m@lich:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/Light i386
>Description:
Dump(8) havn't any switch to bypass all tape length considerations.
It should have an opportunity to enforce writing until end-of-media indication
is returned.
>How-To-Repeat:
Just try to backup on most modern drives. Or on drive with compression support.
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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