cpio: 0511-037 Cannot read from the specified input

[sanji]

Hi,

Hope someone can help me. I backed up some files to tape last night using the following command

find . -cpio /dev/rmt0 -print

it listed all the files that were getting copied and the tape was busy the whole time.

This morning I tried to read the tape using

cpio -itv </dev/rmt0

and get the following error

/opt/oracle/dba: cpio -itv </dev/rmt0
cpio: 0511-037 Cannot read from the specified input.
Enter the device or file name when ready to continue.


thanks in advance
sanji

BTW we're on AIX 4.3, RS6000 P3 series

 

[sanji]

Hi,

I managed to fix this problem had to user B in the cpio command

/opt/oracle/dba: cpio -itvB </dev/rmt0


Sanj