Fabrice, Use tar instead for OS X. For OS X 10.4 you can use the included tar instead of xtar.
See the following post: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=9957281&forum_id=503 Peter --- Fabrice BOYRIE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > I have a problem with the backup of a powerbook > under MacOSX 10.4. > The backup is made in rsync mode. Since a few days, > the backups doesn't end > with the following error message in the logs > Can't open > /donnees/backuppc/pc/macodile/new//f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f/ > for > empty output > > If i put backuppc in verbose mode I have the > following messages: > > attribSet(dir=f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f, file=) > makeSpecial(/donnees/backuppc/pc/macodile/new//f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f/, > 9, ) > Can't open > /donnees/backuppc/pc/macodile/new//f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f/ > for > empty output > create 0 / 0 > attribSet(dir=f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f, file=) > attribSet(dir=f%2fUsers%2fodile%2f, file=) > makeSpecial(/donnees/backuppc/pc/yyy/new//f%2fUsers%2fxxx%2f/, > 9, ) > Can't open > /donnees/backuppc/pc/yyy/new//f%2fUsers%2fxxx%2f/ > for > empty output > create 0 / 0 > The last 4 lines are repeated until I stop the > backup > > The backup is made with > > Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l xxx yyy > /usr/bin/rsync --server > --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group > --devices > --links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive > --ignore-times > . /Users/xxx/ > > Backuppc server is a Mandriva 2006 x86-64. > The version of backuppc is 2.1.2pl1 > > perl -V | egrep large > useperlio=define d_sfio=undef > uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef > > Thanks in advance > > Fabrice BOYRIE > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a > groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. > Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into > this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/