Wasn't that limitation removed in the 2.4 kernels? What I have found is that there is still the 2 gig limit when using the tcsh shell, but there doesn't seem to be the limit when using the bash shell.
I have not yet been able to figure out why that is, though. Jason On 13/05/2002 Mark wrote: > 2 gig is a linux filesystem limitation - not a tar > limitation. > > You might compress that backup i.e. tar cvfZ > > -Mark > > On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 18:44, David wrote: > > I am trying to backup /home with the following simple script: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > backup="home-$(date +%m-%d-%y)" > > tar -cvMf /mnt/TRASH-BOX/backups/$backup.tar home/ > > > > > > When the tar file reaches 2GB, I get the following output: > > > > /usr/sbin/backup: line 3: 29016 File size limit exceededtar -cvMf > > /mnt/TRASH-BOX/backups/$backup.tar home/ > > > > > > I went through the man page for tar, but found nothing that sounded promising except the > > -M argument. That, unless I misinterpreted, was supposed to create a multi-volume > > archive. With and without -M, I get the same thing, a stoppage at 2GB. > > > > Does anyone know a way around this? Or maybe a better way to do my backup? The mount > > point used is a Samba share. And /home is about 6.6GB. > > > > TIA > > -- > > ����������������������������������������������������������������������� > > David L. Steiner Registered Linux User #262493 > > Mandrake 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Sylpheed 0.7.5claws > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: www.davidlsteiner.com > > ����������������������������������������������������������������������� > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- . Mark Belanger > LTX Corporation
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