Bug 2336

Summary: cpio header info lost in versions prior to pl 11
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Dan Yocum <dyocum>
Component: cpioAssignee: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Description Dan Yocum 1999-04-23 13:28:52 UTC 
Forwarded message follows from Chris Green.

Dan

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Hi,

Some extremely detailed work by Randy [Herber] in
determining why a Linux backup using cpio failed has found a
bug in the cpio package for any rpm below patchlevel 11
(which we have determined fixes the bug). The rpm which
comes with FRH521 [i.e., Red Hat 5.2] is at patchlevel 9,
which also has the bug.

Basically, if one uses

cpio -Hodc -o

(the most portable way to output information via cpio), then
the header information before each cpio item has the
namesize and filesize attributes missing -- effectively a
showstopper to having the backup read back in any usable
fashion.

<snip>

Thanks,
Chris.

--
Chris Green. HEP, Purdue University. CDF SVXII project.
Based at Fermilab. MAIL greenc; PHONE (630)
840-2308
Comment 1 Jeff Johnson 1999-04-23 15:15:59 UTC 
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 226 ***