> On May 1, 2017, at 3:37 PM, Jean-Louis Martineau <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Gene, > > Which version of tar are you using? > Read the thread at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg48929.html > > Jean-Louis
The solution in that thread boils down to this: I'd guess this is a tar bug. OP should try GNU tar 1.29, I bet it fixes his > problem. 1.27 and 1.28 at least were broken for amanda restores. Deb > > On 30/04/17 10:52 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > The last time I used amrecover I had to make a tempdir on the same disk > > as the stuff I wanted to recover was on. thats ok because I figure I > > can always copy it back to where it goes. > > > > The last time I ran it, I added a directory and it recovered everything > > under that directory. > > > > Tonight I add a directory, have it do the extract, and it makes an empty > > directory in the designated scratch area. huh? wth? > > > > I want everything in that directory, as it existed on a setdate of > > 2017-04-15, what am I doing wrong? > > > > Thank folks. > > > > In the meantime I've recovered what I wanted, but it made zero > > difference, my web site is off the air, claiming the server is alive and > > well, but no content has been added. But the whole web sites files are > > all there! > > > > I'm lost. > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > > Disclaimer > > This message is the property of CARBONITE, INC. and may contain confidential > or privileged information. > > If this message has been delivered to you by mistake, then do not copy or > deliver this message to anyone. Instead, destroy it and notify me by reply > e-mail. >
