Run this command from the terminal just by copy/pasting it and then share the output.
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Write a script that automates tar so the person executing the script always uses the desired options (cvp) and backup destination
- Thread starter harun2k
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Getting the same error now the previous one
/home/lisa/.gnome2/keyrings/
/home/lisa/.gnome2/keyrings/user.keystore
/home/lisa/.gnome2/keyrings/login.keyring
File/home/lisa/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/
Net /home/lisa/.gnome2/panel2.d/
Tras/home/lisa/.gnome2/panel2.d/default/ /home/lisa/.gnome2/panel2.d/default/launchers/
/home/lisa/.bash_logout
Mu/home/lisa/Templates/
Pict/home/lisa/.xauth6vyTL2 Vid/home/lisa/.pulse-cookie
Dov/home/lisa/Pictures/
/home/lisa/.esd_auth
/home/Danish/
/home/Danish/.mozilla/
/home/Danish/.mozilla/plugins/ /home/Danish/.mozilla/extensions/
/home/Danish/.bash_history
/home/Danish/.bashrc
/home/Danish/.bash_profile
/home/Danish/.gnome2/
/home/Danish/.bash logout
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
If you can't run that line without errors it means it's a permission problem, what happens when you run this as a normal user?
Can you you share the output of that? What you previously shared seems like you didn't directly copy/paste because I find it strange looking output.
Code:
tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz $HOMEThis one I haven't tried I have tried this one yet
tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
Lemme try this one
This is output I am getting it
[root@localhost tabish] # tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz $HOME ttar: Removing leading / from member names
/root/
/root/.cshrc
/root/.gconfd/
/root/.gconfd/saved_state
/root/.gconfd/saved_state.tmp
/root/install.log.syslog
/root/.xauthP3d0ec
/root/.tcshrc
/root/.gnupg/
/root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
/root/.gnupg/secring.gpg
/root/.gnupg/gpg.conf /root/install.log
/root/.xauthOQJUEy
/root/.bash_history /root/.config/
/root/.config/ibus/
/root/.config/ibus/bus/
/root/.gconf/
/root/.xauthvjYXif
/root/.dbus/
/root/.dbus/session-bus/
/root/.dbus/session-bus/ccc875239584a996c824798c0000000b-0
/root/.bashrc /root/anaconda-ks.cfg
/root/.xauthcSBg6z
/root/.bash_profile
/root/.viminfo
/root/.xauthsNit02
/root/tabish
/root/.xauthYBMAEV /root/.xauthIXBMoZ
/root/.gnome2/
/root/.gnome2/accels/
/root/.gnome2/accels/SELinu Management Tool
/root/.gnome2/SELinux Management Tool
/root/.xauth7XqpSA
/root/.bash_logout
/root/.gnome2 private/
Let's try something different this is not helping, can you run the following as root and then share the output.
Code:
tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home &> /dev/null
echo $?[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz &> /dev/null
[root@localhost tabish]# echo $?
2
I made a type it should have been this.
Code:
tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home &> /dev/null
echo $?Same output
[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cvpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home &> /dev/null
[root@localhost tabish]# echo $?
2
Let's try it without verbose mode, run this as root and share the output.
Code:
tar -cpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
tar: Removing leading / from member names
tar: /home/tabish/.gvfs: Cannot stat: Permission denied
tar: Exiting with failure_status due to previous errors
This directory or file systeems to be the problem, can you share the output of this.
Code:
ls -la /home/tabish | grep .gvfs[root@localhost tabish]# ls -la /home/tabish | grep .gvfs
ls: cannot access /home/tabish/.gvfs: Permission denied ?
d??????????? ? ? ? ? ? .gvfs
Try running this now and share the output.
Code:
tar -cpzf --exclude=".gvfs" /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cpzf --exclude-.gvfs" /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
tar: Removing leading / from member names
tar: /home/tabish/--exclude-.gvfs: file changed as we read it
tar: /home/tabish/.avfs: Cannot stat: Permission denied
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
No you made a type not - but = so that it looks like this.
Same error
[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cpzf --exclude=".gvfs" /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
tar: Removing leading / from member names
tar: /home/tabish/--exclude-.gvfs: file changed as we read it
tar: /home/tabish/.avfs: Cannot stat: Permission denied
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Try this and share the output.
Code:
tar -cpzf --exclude=/home/*/.gvfs /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cpzf --exclude=/home/*/.gvfs /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
tar: Removing leading / from member names
tar: (child): --exclude=/home/*/.gvfs: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: --exclude=/home/*/.gvfs: Wrote only 4096 of 10240 bytes
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
