Re: "Error exit delayed from previous errors"
On 17 Feb 2006, Jan Johansson wrote:
>
> >However, the resultant home.tar file appears to be OK (I can extract it
> >without evident errors).
> >
> >Google shows a number of references to this problem but none seems
> >particularly relevant.
> >
> >I don't much like relying on files that have been generated with this
> >error. Any ideas? Can I ignore it?
>
> Isnt that the error you get it you try to create a file which is bigger
> then the filesystem will allow? I seem to recall getting that when
> trying to create a >2GB archive on an ext2-partition?
I think that can happen but in this case it was coming from some
directories with strange files in them. Stuff I didn't need anyway so I
just deleted them.
Anthony
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