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Daniel Fourie
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tar error

When I try to untar a file that contains a NNM 6.1 database I get the following error into the untar process "directory checksum error".
I make use of the following command -- (tar -xvf test.tar).

Can anyone please help me with this problem.

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Ollie R
Respected Contributor

Re: tar error

Hi Daniel,

Try checking the file type by using:
file

If it says that this is a tar archive then check the way you transferred it to the system - for example, was it FTP'd using ASCII format instead of BINARY...?

Let us know the results!

Ollie.
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T G Manikandan
Honored Contributor

Re: tar error

checksum error could be because of

1.incomplete download file.

2.ascii transfer from the windows machine.

Transfer the file in binary mode from windows machine


Thanks