Just installed 10.04 LTS on a new box and had the exact same problem. The following seems to fix this error.
In the localhost.pl file located in /etc/backuppc change the tarClientCmd from $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/env LC_ALL=C $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName' . ' --totals'; to $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName --totals'; in the sudoers file located in /etc add the following backuppc ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/tar I am assuming you are still using the default user "backuppc" and this will allow backuppc to run sudo in the /bin/tar directory without a password. Seemed to work ok for me. /Wayne -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497732 Title: Tar exited with error 512 () status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/backuppc/+bug/497732/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs