Bug 50143

Summary: 'tar xvzf /dev/nst0' hangs
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: johan
Component: tarAssignee: Peter Vrabec <pvrabec>
Status: CLOSED CANTFIX QA Contact: Ben Levenson <benl>
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Description johan 2001-07-27 07:50:17 UTC
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Description of problem:
When unpacking a compressed archive from a SCSI tape tar hangs.

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create an archive with command 'tar cvzf /dev/nst0 file1 file2 ...'
2. Rewind tape
3. Unpack archive with command 'tar xvzf /dev/nst0'
	

Actual Results:  Tar will unpack the archive until it reaches the end of 
the archive where it will simply stop and just hang. A ^C brings back the 
prompt. The very last files of the archive are not unpacked.

Expected Results:  That all files are unpacked.

Additional info:

Using tar from the RH5.1 distribution in the RH7.0 installation will 
unpack the complete archive without any problems.

Have not checked if this applies only for archives on /dev/nst0 or also 
for archives on regular files.

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2006-08-07 17:54:54 UTC
Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still
running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a
current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable.
Some information on which option may be right for you is available at
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/.

Red Hat apologizes that these issues have not been resolved yet. We do
want to make sure that no important bugs slip through the cracks.
Please check if this issue is still present in a current Fedora Core
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closed as 'CANTFIX' on September 30, 2006. Thanks again for your help.


Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2006-10-18 14:59:02 UTC
Red Hat Linux is no longer supported by Red Hat, Inc. If you are still
running Red Hat Linux, you are strongly advised to upgrade to a
current Fedora Core release or Red Hat Enterprise Linux or comparable.
Some information on which option may be right for you is available at
http://www.redhat.com/rhel/migrate/redhatlinux/.

Closing as CANTFIX.