Message-ID: <3A0D6328.792191F8@gypsyfarm.com> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:18:00 -0500 From: zentara Subject: Solved: problematic scsi tape backup of reiser on raid root In case anyone is interested, I figured out this tar problem....duh. The correct command is: cd / tar cf /dev/st0 * -- exclude /proc I've learned that tar dosn't like /.

Hi, I've run into a perplexing problem. I try to do a full backup with: cd / tar cf /dev/st0 / --exclude /proc