Description of problem: The following behavior has been reported with tar-1.13.25-13. It works correctly when using a file instead of the tape drive. # tar -cvf /dev/nst0 folderA folderA/ folderA/t1 folderA/t2 # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind # tar -tvf /dev/nst0 drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2005-04-01 15:54:53 folderA/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 7 2005-04-01 15:54:48 folderA/t1 -rw-r--r-- root/root 10 2005-04-01 15:54:55 folderA/t2 # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind # tar -rvf /dev/nst0 folderB folderB/ folderB/t3 folderB/t4 # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind # tar -tvf /dev/nst0 drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2005-04-01 15:54:53 folderA/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 7 2005-04-01 15:54:48 folderA/t1 -rw-r--r-- root/root 10 2005-04-01 15:54:55 folderA/t2 # Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
What kind of tape do u use? Can u reproduce it with another one?