> We are having problems getting a directory listing on some smbclient tar > files. We have a tar file that is over 2.6GB. > -rw-r--r-- 1 amanda wheel 2310961060 Dec 6 16:12 psoch_c+1.tar > > When we run tar -tvf psoch_c+1.tar, it displays the listing up to a point > and then gives us this error. > tar: Skipping to next file header... > > We can run the same tar file through pax and we do not have any problems > getting a listing. > > From what we can tell, looking at the tar file, the error occurs over > 100,000 - 512byte blocks into the file. The tar file looks like it lost 2 > bytes, thus causing the header position to change. When we ran pax, it > said it was adjusting to a different length block. > > I found some references to this error in one of the news groups, but never > I never saw a response. > > Any suggestions???? > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Here are some of the machine specs: > > We are using SMBCLIENT to backup a Windows 98 platform. This laptop has > nearly 3.75GB worth of data on it. > > We are running a FreeBSD box version 4.1.1. > > The smbclient is > > smbclient --version > added interface ip=10.1.0.3 bcast=10.1.15.255 nmask=255.255.240.0 > Usage: smbclient service <password> [options] > Version 2.0.7 > > > The tar client is > parody# tar --version > GNU tar version 1.11.2 > > or > parody# gtar --version > tar (GNU tar) 1.13 > > Copyright (C) 1988, 92,93,94,95,96,97,98, 1999 Free Software Foundation, > Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > PURPOSE. > > Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason. > > > Thanks, > > William Lorfing > System Administrator > VIEO, Inc. > 12416 Hymeadow Drive, Suite 200 > Austin, TX 78750 > 512.257.3031 x 108 > wlorfing@vieo.com > >