dave@wor-mein.UUCP (Dave Axness) (10/27/86)
We have a shell script for archiving two directories onto one tape using "tar" that basically does the following: cd /a/b tar cvb 128 directory_1 >& /tmp/LOG cd /c/d tar rvb 128 directory_2 >>& /tmp/LOG The log file shows that all the desired files were backed up. However, when the tape is read: tar tb 128 an error message is generated while the last block of the files in directory_1 are being accessed: tms1a: hard error sn18936 record data truncated tar: Archive read error at block 18493 I tried several tapes and several blocking factors and got the same error message each time. I tried reading ( tar t ) a tape that we had created with Ultrix 1.1 and was able to read it OK ( it used the default blocking factor ). I called the Customer Support Center and they acknowledged that there was an SPR for this problem. Apparently, the EOF mark is being left off the last block written to the tape. I would suggest that anyone who has made a tar tape under Ultrix 1.2 check to see if you can read the entire tape. Dave Axness Quantum Medical Systems Issaquah, WA ...uw-beaver!tikal!wor-mein!dave