From: Aaron W Morris (aaronmorris@MINDSPRING.COM)
Date: Tue Oct 29 2002 - 12:44:26 EST
How big is the tar file when the error occurs? You could have hit a
limit on the filesystem with a large file, ie. some filesytems can only
have files smaller than 1GB, or you may have reached the limit on size
of a tar file.
-Aaron Morris
On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 10:56, terry.german@PHONES4U.CO.UK wrote:
> All,
>
> I quick question for you all, I hope someone can shine a little light on it.
>
> I am trying to tar a large filesystem into a sperate file (command below),
> now it get approx 60% of the way throught and then says
>
> tar cvf /movedirectory/dump.tar /users/sys/dump
>
> "Tar reached an unexpected end" or something on those lines
>
>
> The file I am taring to is in a directory on it's own 18.2GB disk and when
> the tar falls over there is still 46% free in the directory I am tar to.
>
> Any help please.
>
> Thanks
>
> Terry German
> Unix System Engineer
> Phones4u IT
> Swift House
> Ext = 4783
> Tel = 01782 600783
> Mobile = 07748908609
> email = terry.german@phones4u.co.uk
>
>
>
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