scott wrote: > Craig Barratt wrote: > >> Scott writes: >> >> >> >>> TarClientCmd is >>> >>> /usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals >>> >>> and /bin/tar --version gives: >>> >>> tar (GNU tar) 1.15.92 >>> >>> The backup fails with: >>> >>> 2007-12-04 22:09:50 full backup started for directory /data >>> 2007-12-04 22:27:23 Got fatal error during xfer (No files dumped for >>> share /data) >>> 2007-12-04 22:27:28 Backup aborted (No files dumped for share /data) >>> >> >> What is in the XferLOG.bad file? >> >> >> >> > It starts with: > > Running: /usr/bin/sudo /usr/local/bin/tarCreate -v -f - -C /data > --totals . > full backup started for directory /data > Xfer PIDs are now 23492,23491 > apache2/ > assp/ > <snipped>
Turns out that while I thought I had upgraded my version of tar I had actually downgraded it to an earlier version which, when given the -v option, writes the verbose output to stdout and corrupts the archive. I've upgraded tar and now its fine, unless you do -f /dev/stdout instead of -f - as the former will cause the -v output to go to stdout as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
