Tape backup using tar

[Stuart Bailey]

> >> What version of tar please?
> >
> >(GNU tar) 1.14
>
> Bingo!
>
> tar has a rather spotted history, and 1.14 is known on the amanda list
> to be broken. 1.13-19, 1.13-25, and 1.15-1 are kown to work
> correctly. 1.13 plain is busted, and 1.14 only lasted a month or two.
> Nuke it, and go get either the older 1.13-25, or 1.15-1.
>
Do you know if this will become a yum update?

Stuart.

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