On Friday 11 October 2002 12:58, Frank Smith wrote: >--On Friday, October 11, 2002 11:58:27 -0500 pointer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Frank, >> >> On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 10:50, Frank Smith wrote: >>> Your config looks correct to me. >>> What does '/usr/local/bin/tar --version' show? >> >> ____SNIP____ >> $ /usr/local/bin/tar --version >> 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. >> ____SNIP____ >> >>> Can your backup user read the exclude file? >> >> Yes. >> >> ____SNIP____ >> $ ls -al /usr/.amanda-exclude.gtar >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 32 Oct 10 10:22 >> /usr/.amanda-exclude.gtar >> ____SNIP____ >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mike > >I'm stumped on why your excludes aren't working. > >Possible unrelated problem for you: does anyone on the list > remember if tar 1.13 was one of the versions with the bad index > file problem (the infamous 'big numbers')? > >Frank
That was officially fixed with 1.13-19 Frank, it and 1.13-25 both seem to work just fine. What burns me a bit is that the usual tar --version, doesn't eject the minor number, so thery are all 1.13's. One must forcibly remove any tar thats there, and reinstall a known good one to be sure. -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.17% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
