Re: Odp: crontab + ontape

In article <3MkUUCATfFy1QATw@century.demon.co.uk>, Simon Barber <beaker@century.demon.co.uk> writes >In article <6q999t$9k6@drn.newsguy.com>, Neil_Truby <?@?.?> writes >>In article <JYLbhBAuhBy1QAUn@century.demon.co.uk>, Simon says... >>> >>> >>>Create a script to run the ontape backup and schedule this via Cron. >> >>Have you ever found a satisfactory method of limiting the number of attempts >>made if the tape is for some reason not available? We occasionally get the >>situation whereby the log fills with repeated "Mount tape" messages. I've seen >>some suggestions for limiting the number of tries, but have never got any of >>them to work. >> >>Neil Truby >>Chase Manhattan Bank >>Bournemouth, UK > Check the FAQ!! The answer is to pipe it to head -100. If it produces >100 lines of output then it fails to write to the pipe and so dies. >Afraid not old bean, I've never noticed it fill the log up. The stdout >and stderr are redirected to a file in /tmp and this gets quite large >when no tape is loaded (or the RO protect is on) and the above happens. >It usually bombs out pretty quickly though. > >TTFN -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care