Tar Backup

[Raju_S]

Hello,

When i issue the tar command i get the error shown below.

tar: blocksize = 0
tar: backspace over record failed

Please let me know the solution.

Regards

[A. Clay Stephenson]

It's a bit difficult to help when you don't indicate the options you were using but I would say that you used a bogus blocksize if your were tryiing to create a tar image or you were trying to read something that is not a tar image.

Please let me know the question.

[Raju_S]

Hi,

The command used is as shown below.

tar rpvf /dev/rmt/3cbn /tmp

Regards

[Reshma Malusare]

Hello Ramnath,
Refer below thread..

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1133856

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

Ok now it makes sense. Had you read the tar man page you would have seen that you are not allowed to append to a tar image if the tar archive is a tape.

[Raju_S]

Hi,

Thanks a lot.

Regards

[Raju_S]

Thank you