> >(Is there a limit to how many questions you can post in a week?
>
> No. :-) :-)
Good. Thanks :)
> Which version of GNU tar are you using? You **must** use either 1.12 and
> apply the patches in the Amanda distribution (or on the web page), or get
> the latest version (1.13.17?) from alpha.gnu.org. If you have an earlier
> version of 1.13, it's almost for certain broken in one way or another.
Ah ha:
tar (GNU tar) 1.13
Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.
I'll go get the latest, now, and recompile.
>
> See /tmp/amanda/sendbackup*debug on your client. The exact command line
> used is listed there.
Ah, yes. Peter Schaffrath also tipped me off to /tmp/amanda/runtar.debug
Thanks. I'll get the new version and give that a shot. Thanks
for the clues.
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