Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:04:34 -0400 From: Jaime <jaime@snowmoon.com> To: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tar dies on making tape backup Message-ID: <ECE0BD2A-18C9-42E8-8C9A-44062ADD6FB6@snowmoon.com> In-Reply-To: <44C556B0.8090501@ywave.com> References: <3ABD124B-04D2-4861-84A1-6EC27F1466D2@snowmoon.com> <44C556B0.8090501@ywave.com>
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On Jul 24, 2006, at 7:24 PM, Micah wrote: > I had the same problem recently and Google told me to look for > files with malformed dates. I used "find" to search for files dated > before Jan 1, 1970, and found one dated 1901. As soon as I > "touch"ed the problematic file, tar worked. Many thanks. When I get to work tomorrow, I'll use find. I'll have to check the man page for the right parameters (I don't usually search by date) but I think that I can handle that. ;) Anyway, like I said, the help is much appreciated. Jaime
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