Dave Ewart schrieb: > On Wednesday, 08.03.2006 at 10:27 -0500, Ian Turner wrote: > >> Please >> try upgrading your tar and check if you still see this behaviour. > > OK, you've hit the nail on the head: > > Using the existing system tar: > > $ tar --version > tar (GNU tar) 1.14
> And using a rebuilt version from a more recent source: > > $ ~/src/tar-1.15.1/src/tar --version > tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1 > A new tar is indeed the answer it seems. Suggestion related to the tar-issues: Why not implement some check-routine into Amanda that checks for the installed tar-release and gives a WARNING if a well-known problematic release is found? For the wishlist, I assume ;-) Stefan
