Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 23:12:40 -0500 (EST) From: aa8vb@pagesz.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: aa8vb@pagesz.net Subject: bin/9135: tar doesn't back up device files Message-ID: <199812200412.XAA10654@stealth.dummynet.>
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>Number: 9135
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: tar doesn't back up device files
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 19 20:20:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Randall Hopper
>Organization:
self
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-RELEASE i386
>Environment:
Stock 3.0-RELEASE. Std tar.
>Description:
Using tar to backup my root partition, I find that tar can't
back up many (around 80) of my device files. The errors are all of
this form:
tar: dev/rwd0s3: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/rwd0s3c: minor number too large; not dumped
...
tar: dev/da0s3: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/rda0s3: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/da0s4: minor number too large; not dumped
>How-To-Repeat:
sh MAKEDEV some of these device files and try to archive with tar.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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