On 2011-06-02 04:13 +0200, lrhorer wrote: > I have a cron script that runs tar on a directory in order to clean it > up and minimize its size. I run the command: > > tar cf Backup_Server.tar.gz --remove-files * > > but during the tar process I get the errors: > > tar: /RAID/System/Backup/bin: Cannot rmdir: Directory not empty > tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors > > When I look in /RAID/System/Backup/bin, all that is left are a number of > symlinks. Evidently, tar is unable to delete the symlinks prior to > attempting the directory delete. If it makes a difference, these > symlinks actually point to nothing. In any case, how can I get tar to > delete the links and complete the job?
This is a known bug¹ in tar 1.23. Upgrading to the wheezy version helps, if that is an option for you. Sven ¹ http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2010-03/msg00026.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877h94u79j....@turtle.gmx.de
