/dev/rmt8 access under Ultrix

[Hurf Sheldon]

In article <700 at batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> hurf at batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Hurf Sheldon) writes:
 The missing first line:
 A failed dump routine has twice 'locked' access to our tape drive
>on our Ultrix 1.2 uvax with tk50 - I can't find a lock file & the
>permission is 666. Tar, dump & restore all say 'cannot open /dev/rmt8'
>& the date & time of creation of /dev/rmt8 is that of the failed routine.
>I tried rebooting to clear some standard temporary lock I missed but
>no-go on that one - any hints? I am a little paranoid about not being
>able to do backups.
>
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>     Hurf Sheldon			Arpa.css: Hurf at ionvax.tn.cornell.edu
>     Lab of Plasma Studies	
>     369 Upson Hall			phone: 607 255 7267
>     Cornell University
>     Ithaca, N.Y. 14853
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     Hurf Sheldon			Arpa.css: Hurf at ionvax.tn.cornell.edu
     Lab of Plasma Studies	
     369 Upson Hall			phone: 607 255 7267
     Cornell University
     Ithaca, N.Y. 14853