hung tape process....hangs whole system if shutdown is attempted 1

[zoonkai]

I've got a problem that has happened once before....i come in and don't get a confirmation email from lone-tar (our backup software)on the backup or the validity check
(also i cannot eject the 4mm tape)

last time i tried to do a remote reboot and it didn't work......i had to drive out here and the system was hung on that process....
i had to do an improper shutdown from that point...but it did reboot gracefully thank goodness..i dont' know how to find out the open processes on a tape drive ...it's /dev/rStp0 i need to kill it off....i cannot eject the tape untill this happens...and i'm afraid i'll have to reboot and it will freeze the system again

any ideas....PLEEEEEZE....??

[sig]<p>Donald (Zoonkai) Dixon<br><a href=mailto:donnan@don-nan.com>donnan@don-nan.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.don-nan.com>Don-Nan

Pump & Supply Co.</a><br> [/sig]

 

[AndyBo]

To see which processes are using a device, you can run the &quot;fuser&quot; command. eg,
[tt]
fuser /dev/rStp0
[/tt]
Alternatively, and for a much more detailed look, get a hold of &quot;lsof&quot; from the SCO Skunkware site. This will show a lot more info, and may even help you resolve the problem with the drive locking up. [sig]<p> Andy Bold<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>"I've probably made most of the mistakes already, so hopefully you won't have to..." Me, most days.[/sig]

 

[zoonkai]

thank you very much andy, I finally ended up calling lone-tar's tech support...they helped me fix it but we're still supposed to find out why it happened today..their looking over the log files.


I don't know if you use lone tar or not..but at the main menu you can type &quot;kill&quot; and it will kill all lone tar's open processes...and even though the tech guy wasn't expecting any there were a handful....one of which had a printjob to a printer in another city from one of our local users.....the odd thing is the tape backup begins at 2:10 am...i guess it's just one of those mysteries of life

thanks again for the help =)

Zoonkai
[sig]<p>Donald (Zoonkai) Dixon<br><a href=mailto:donnan@don-nan.com>donnan@don-nan.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.don-nan.com>Don-Nan

Pump & Supply Co.</a><br> [/sig]