I got this from:
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hpux/Gnu/tar.1.13.25/
The README for Gnu tar there reads in part:
GNU tar uses the gzip and bzip2 programs to read and write compressed
archives. If you don't have these programs already, you need to
install them. Their sources can be found at:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/
http://sourceware.cygnus.com/bzip2/
If you see the following symptoms:
$ tar -xzf file.tar.gz
gzip: stdin: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored
tar: Child returned status 2
then you have encountered a gzip incompatibility that should be fixed
in gzip test version 1.3, which as of this writing is available at
<ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gzip/>. You can work around the
incompatibility by using a shell command like
`gzip -d <file.tar.gz | tar -xzf -'.
It may pertain to your problem..not sure. You may also chek out
Gnu.org on the Web.
Tom
>
> Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 12:40:55 -0700
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> From: Lloyd Duhon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Gzip not compiled for large file size?
>
> [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.
> >
> --snip>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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