[root@orion home]# tar -zvtf 24.Full.tgz > /backuplist.txt tar (child): 24.Full.tgz: Cannot open: Operation not permitted tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors [root@orion home]#
(I had to add the f flag to zvt, because it wouldn't look at my file, and just sit waiting for input otherwise. but above is the results of your query. Hope this helps!! :-) Lloyd At 04:07 PM 5/16/2002 +0200, you wrote: >Hello Lloyd, > >What does tar -zvt > /backuplist.txt return ? > >Cheers, > >Pieter > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lloyd Duhon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 13 May 2002 23:26 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Gzip not compiled for large file size? > > >I am experiencing a major problem. I had archived data, stored on a server. >The server crashed, and the only copy of the archived data I have is on a >backup file on our hard drive backup server. > >The file that this data resides in is 5.6 GB, a .tgz file. when I try to >perform any operation on the file, I get the error "Operation Not >Permitted" or similar. the most expressive error message was from lsattr: > >lsattr: Operation not permitted While reading flags on >/Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz > >file returns: > >/Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz: can't stat >`/Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz' (Value too large for defined >data type). > > >Tar returns: > >[root@backup root]# tar xvfpz /Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz >/etc/named.conf >tar (child): /Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz: Cannot open: >Operation not permitted >tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now >tar: Child returned status 2 >tar: /etc/named.conf: Not found in archive >tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > >gzip simply returns: > >[root@backup root]# gzip -d /Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz >gzip: /Raid/Backup.cp1/cp1/2002_Mar/03.Full.tgz: Operation not permitted > >I have moved this file to several boxes to try to extract it, and I've >upgraded to the latest of everything, fileutils, kernel, (I just up2dated >everything on the backup server, and another server which we tried to use >to ensure it wasn't a problem with the backup server itself.) > >I have tested many other backups from this backup server, and anything >smaller than this archive that I have available extracts with no problems. > >LMK if there is any way to get at this data. > >TTYS >Lloyd > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
