https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696993#M1417 Hello,<BR /><BR />Tar seems not reliable with Samba shares.<BR />For this reason, a specific command is provided with any samba distribution : "smbtar".<BR /><BR />I have never used it, but manpages may help you.<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /> Thu, 04 Apr 2002 16:32:31 GMT Kodjo Agbenu 2002-04-04T16:32:31Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696992#M1416 Hi, <BR /><BR />My linux is conectiva6.0<BR />I??m having problems during a backup using the TAR command. I??m sharing some directories using samba and when I try to backup these directories some files show this message: "File shrank by 144896 bytes; padding with zero /usr/example.doc". Despite of it a can open the file with no problems. Any suggestions to sove it ? <BR /><BR />Cheers, <BR />Mauro Thu, 04 Apr 2002 13:30:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696992#M1416 Mauro_8 2002-04-04T13:30:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696993#M1417 Hello,<BR /><BR />Tar seems not reliable with Samba shares.<BR />For this reason, a specific command is provided with any samba distribution : "smbtar".<BR /><BR />I have never used it, but manpages may help you.<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /> Thu, 04 Apr 2002 16:32:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696993#M1417 Kodjo Agbenu 2002-04-04T16:32:31Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696994#M1418 Backing up files that are open will cause this issue. To eliminate the issue, either stop samba, or mirror the disks/split them/mount them/backup the "mirrored" copy/remirror them. <BR /><BR /><BR />live free or die <BR />harry Thu, 04 Apr 2002 18:37:17 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/tar-problem/m-p/2696994#M1418 harry d brown jr 2002-04-04T18:37:17Z