giving keyboard input to a process started under cron

From: Richard Rogers <R.M.Rogers_at_staffs.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 14:39:44 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)

Hi -

We normally run our backups nightly under cron. However, for systems
with sufficient disk to require a second tape, there is a problem
with this, as dump/vdump want confirmation from the keyboard when the
second tape is loaded. Is there a way to provide such input to a
process started under cron?

Thanks for any advice.

Richard

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Richard Rogers
Information Technology Services
Staffordshire University
Tel: 01785 (+44 1785) 353395
E-mail: R.M.Rogers_at_staffs.ac.uk
Received on Wed Oct 15 1997 - 16:05:45 NZDT