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Re: Feature Request: eject option for amflush

2003-05-16 11:18:04
Subject: Re: Feature Request: eject option for amflush
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:15:22 -0400
On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 09:57:27AM -0400, Daniel Lorenzini wrote:
> 
> Why don't you just use the -f option to amflush?
> 
> Dan
> --------
> > 
> > Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 11:29:09AM +0200, Nicki Messerschmidt wrote: 
> > >> I think an eject option for amflush would be a very useful thing,
> > >> because one cant do somethin like
> > >> amdump; mt -f /dev/nst0 offline
> > >> because amflush does some asking an then exits. An I don't like to
> > >> wait for the tape to be rewinded and then ejected. How do you think
> > >> about it? 
> > > I suppose you mean by the last line that you don't like to
> > > physically sit there waiting.
> > > As a workaround I think a little shell script would work.
> > >   scan the ps command output for the amflush program
> > > &" you can log off.
> > Thanks for you information. I will try to write somethin like that, but
> > I would still be more happy, if there was a switch to amflush... *g*
> > 


Gee Jon, before you reply,
why don't you follow your own oft recommended comment

        RTM

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