In article <[log in to unmask]>, "Koren, Noam" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I used to use tar to extract files ftp'd from unix and vice-versa.
>BTW - tar can be run from the MPE prompt - :TAR.HPBIN.SYS tvf .....
>

Ok, I guess I'm just really slow..

I can't get get TAR to run from the CI prompt.  At least not using the same
syntax.  It keeps complaining about missing commas or semicolons.
I can't figure out how to specify the tape drive.

I also tried from the shell, and I discovered that I have to be logged
on as MANAGER??  How do I enable this for the normal accounts
that we use?  When I tried, first it complained that /dev/dat8 was
permission denied, then after a chmod 777 /dev/dat8, it complained that
the tape was write protected even though it wasn't. I then had to
abortio the tape drive several times to get the session back.  I'll
be the first to admit that I don't know anything about POSIX on
the HP, but it shouldn't be this difficult should it?

Anyway, thanks for any help you might give.


Gordon Montgomery
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