Argh, that was the error message of an older tar used for tracking this down, tar 1.15.91 gives:
sendsize[30619]: time 325.954: spawning /usr/lib/amanda/runtar in pipeline sendsize[30619]: argument list: /bin/tar --create --file /dev/null --directory / --one-file-system --numeric-owner --listed-incremental /var/lib/amanda/gnutar-lists/cave__1.new --sparse --ignore-failed-read --totals . sendsize[30619]: time 325.992: /bin/tar: Unexpected field value in snapshot file sendsize[30619]: time 325.993: /bin/tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now That particular file was already written by the same (1.15.91) tar binary, so it is most definitately a tar bug, isn't it. --listed-incremental looks broken. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]