On Sun, Nov 21, 1999 at 06:22:08PM -0500, gnielson wrote:
| I back up specific directories to DAT tape using tar:
| tar cvfp /dev/rst0 /home /etc /usr/local /usr/src /extra/storage
|
| Today, I noticed when reviewing my latest backup, the following error:
| tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
|
| right after backing up the last file I placed in the last directory listed
| above, /extra/storage
|
| What does this error mean?
Normally it means there was an error earlier, but that tar went ahead and
tarred up everything else, then exited (with a error status). Backtrack
through the output and find the earlier problem.
For example, if you're tarring a live filesystem, then a temp file in
use by something may be seen by tar when it makes its file list and
then not be there when it actually gets to that entry. Tar will
complain about the missing file and proceed with the rest of the dump,
then at the end you'll find the above error.
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