Package: tar Version: 1.15.1-2 Severity: important I've read #255067 and i can reproduce the behavior with following steps: 1. I've made full backup of a rootfs.
2. tar tvf backup.tar ./etc/alternatives lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:41 ./etc/alternatives/nawk -> /usr/bin/mawk lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:41 ./etc/alternatives/awk -> /usr/bin/mawk lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 16:34:52 ./etc/alternatives/builtins.7.gz -> /usr/share/man/man7/bash-builtins.7.gz lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:41 ./etc/alternatives/nawk.1.gz -> /usr/share/man/man1/mawk.1.gz lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:41 ./etc/alternatives/awk.1.gz -> /usr/share/man/man1/mawk.1.gz lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 16:34:58 ./etc/alternatives/rmt.8.gz -> /usr/share/man/man8/rmt-tar.8.gz lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 16:34:58 ./etc/alternatives/rmt -> /usr/sbin/rmt-tar lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:43 ./etc/alternatives/w.1.gz -> /usr/share/man/man1/w.procps.1.gz lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-19 18:12:43 ./etc/alternatives/w -> /usr/bin/w.procps lrwxrwxrwx root/root 0 2005-08-22 23:43:26 ./etc/alternatives/editor.1.gz -> /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz 3. Extraction of the archive via a rescue system on to a new hard disk: rescue# mount /dev/newdisk /newdisk rescue# cd /newdisk rescue# tar xf /backloc/backup.tar ./etc/alternatives 4. listing of /newdisk/etc/alternatives rescue# ls /newdisk/etc/alternatives ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 awk ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 awk.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 builtins.7.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 c++ ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 c++.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 cc ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 cc.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 csh ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 csh.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 dhcp-options.5.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 editor ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 editor.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ex ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ex.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ftp ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ftp.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 infobrowser ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 infobrowser.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ipfw.4.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ipfwadm ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 ipfwadm.8.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 mt ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 mt.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 nawk ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 nawk.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 pager ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 pager.1.gz ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 rcp ---------- 1 root root 0 2005-09-23 21:11 rcp.1.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 100 2004-11-11 21:15 README 5. tar --version tar (GNU tar) 1.15.1 => not fixed IMHO -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.4-dollyb Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 Versions of packages tar depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
