Lost: Unable to create a flash archive...any hints?

From: Vichnevetski, Alexei (Alexei.Vichnevetski@gdcanada.com)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2003 - 10:45:31 EDT


HI,

I am trying to create a flash backup of my OS. It gives me different errrors
for the tmp directory. I am not sure what it is. I am hoping someone might
have an idea what it is or maybe someone has come across it.

Thanks

Any help is greatly appreciated

Alexei Vichnevetski
General Dynamics Canada
alexei.vichnevetski@gdcanada.com

bash-2.05# flar create -n archive -c archive.flar
Full Flash
Checking integrity...
Integrity OK.
Running precreation scripts...
Precreation scripts done.
Determining the size of the archive...
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.predeployment.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.postdeployment.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.reboot.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- c
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: illegal option -- c
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
Unable to write archive file.
The archive will be approximately 0.76KB.
Creating the archive...
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.predeployment.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.postdeployment.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
/tmp/flash.reboot.501.cpio.Z: No such file or directory
mv: illegal option -- c
mv: illegal option -- .
mv: illegal option -- Z
mv: illegal option -- c
mv: Insufficient arguments (0)
Usage: mv [-f] [-i] f1 f2
       mv [-f] [-i] f1 ... fn d1
       mv [-f] [-i] d1 d2
Unable to write archive file.
ERROR: Unable to write archive.
bash-2.05#
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