f9 tar fails during backups

Skunk Worx skunkworx at verizon.net
Sat Jun 14 19:22:52 UTC 2008


Todd Zullinger wrote:
> Roger Heflin wrote:
>> Skunk Worx wrote:
>>> Suppose I want to back up my home directory using tar.
>>>
>>> I see this :
>>>
>>> ls: cannot access .gvfs: Permission denied
>>>
>>> d?????????  ? ?         ?            ?                ? .gvfs
>>>
>>> ...and this :
>>>
>>> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>>>
>>> What service do I need to stop to eliminate this vfs file error during  
>>> backups?
>>>
>>> # ls /etc/init.d/*vfs*
>>> ls: cannot access /etc/init.d/*vfs*: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> ---
>>> John
>>>
>> Given the errors, and what ls displays, .gvfs is probably a corrupt  
>> directory/file entry and when tar hits it will report an error but 
>> hopefully not crash.
> 
> Or, perhaps more likely, you're running the backup as root and root
> does not have the ability to view the .gvfs dir in your user's home
> dir (due to the way fuse works).
> 
> You should be able to either exclude .gvfs from the backup or run the
> backup as your user.
> 
> 

Yes, this is true and fixed it.

Thanks,
John




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