Hi Jon, > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 08:42:53AM +0200, Markus Dohmann wrote: > > Hello amada-users lists, > > > > we are using Amanda 2.4.4 (Solaris 8) with GNU tar (1.13.25) and a > > tape archive (Overland LoaderXpress SDLT). Everything works fine except > > for the setting of the recovery date of directories. > > > ... > > > > All owner modes were ok, but the date of the directories get the actual > > system time. Files in this directories have the correct time. > > Do you have any idea or hint? > > I'm pretty certain that is the normal effect of recoveries. > I do not believe there is a workaround. >
When I use /bin/tar from Solaris 8 (instead of GNU tar) and tar a directory tree and then extract this tar archive, the directories have the corret date and time. > You see the same thing with "pass through" transfer of one directory > tree to another location with cpio or tar (i.e. cpio | cpio or tar | tar > to copy a dir tree). The directories always have the current date/time > even when the "preserve mod times" options are used. > > I think the reason is that the directories, which are actually files, > are not copied into the backup image, just noted. Then they are > recreated as needed during recovery. > It seems so, but in the example I sent there are directories recovered with the original dateand time, Ithink in this case all directories without a year number only month and time: drwxr-xr-x 7 dohmann b311 512 Mar 28 10:02 system/ Markus