I wonder if you create a long file by that name with "touch" then try to tar and untar it if it will report an error?
--- Murf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're using amanda and GNU tar (1.13.25) to backup a > new Netapp to a > Solaris 8 Sun. > > The first pilot users moved to the Netapp went fine, > and then amanda > started acting up. The symptom was tar was grinding > on one of the CPUs > and amanda was marking the host as not responding. > The host happens to > also be the amanda server, but I don't think that is > relevant. truss > indicated that there were NO system calls being made > by the process. > > > Captured the amanda ps process being used and > duplicated it on the command > line, adding the --verbose flag. What I've traced > it back to, is one of > the users I migrated to the Netapp had a very long > file name in his .kde > http cache > > ./xxx/.kde/share/cache/http/r/www.redhat.com_docs_manuals_linux_RHL-7.3-Manual_getting-started-guide_figs_disks_xcdr1.png_5a13234a > > Obviously nothing he tried to create. Now the > pathname is 131 chars long, > and the basename of the file is 101 chars. By > renaming the file tar went > along happily. > > I did some web and Amanda archive searches looking > for a reference to this > problem and came up with nothing on point. Of > course I always second > guess myself on the search criteria used. > > Did I miss a known issue with gnu tar? And I > thought it odd that the > "error" condition would be to sit and spin on a CPU. > > > Has anyone else seen similar behavior? > > > Thanks, > Murf > > /usr/local/gnu/bin/amanda-tar --version > tar (GNU tar) 1.13.25 > Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent > permitted by law. > You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU > General Public License; > see the file named COPYING for details. > Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. > > > root 7554 45.8 0.5 2200 1936 ? R > 18:00:01 811:11 /usr/local/gnu/bin/amanda-tar > --create --file /dev/null --directory > /moria/vol/vol0/Research --one-file-system > --listed-incremental > /usr/local/amanda-2.4.3/gnutar-lists/castle_moria_vol_vol0_Research_0.new > --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals > --exclude-from > /tmp/amanda/sendsize._moria_vol_vol0_Research.20021031180001.exclude > . > > > -- > John Murphy, better known as Erin's & Kevin's dad > http://remarque.org/~jam > [EMAIL PROTECTED] One one-trillionith of > a surprise: picoboo > 345 Scarborough Road millihellen: The > beauty needed to launch 1 ship > Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 ** My opinions do not > reflect those of my employer ** > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
