backup using cpio, listing contents of tape drive

From: <Lorraine.Ambrosio_at_cominco.com>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 09:25:00 -0700

Does anyone know what these error messages mean?

$ cpio -itv -I/dev/rmt2h list contents of DLT tape on a TZ88
tape drive

100660 oracle 54272 April 27 03:00:05 2001 /d01/oradata/test/control1T.dbf

cpio:[offset]53k+58]: Bad Magin Number
cpio:/d01/oradata/test/control1T.dbf: May be corrupt
cpio: [offset 3m+263k+777] Bad binary pathname length
cpio:[offset 3m+602k+150] Bad swapped pathname
cpio: [offset 11m+213k+626] apparently resynchronzied
cpio: cm: continuing
cpio: ready for volume 2
cpio: type 'go' when ready to proceed(or 'q' to abort): q
cpio: aborted

Any help would be appreciated.

Lorraine Ambrosio
DBA, Cominco, Ltd.
lorraine.ambrosio_at_cominco.com
Received on Tue May 01 2001 - 15:29:22 NZST

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