+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #475950 +++ Description of problem: Remote archiving with --file HOSTNAME:F option doesn't work. The function needs the path for rsh command. The configure script for tar detects the path. However, the spec file of tar doesn't require rsh package in BuildRequire field. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 1.20-5.fc11 raw hide. But tar shipped with EL4 has the same problem. How reproducible: $ tar -c -f localhost:/tmp/x.tar /boot tar: localhost\:/tmp/x.tar: Cannot open: Input/output error tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now Steps to Reproduce: 1. Just invoke tar with --file HOSTNAME:F argument 2. 3. Actual results: Reporting an error. Expected results: The archive is created at the remote host. Additional info: See the patch. --- Additional comment from yamato on 2008-12-11 04:02:46 EDT --- Created an attachment (id=326595) A patch, for spec file of tar, fixing the issue. --- Additional comment from ovasik on 2008-12-11 07:32:59 EDT --- Thanks for info and patch (although patch not needed in such cases). Fixed in Rawhide, built as tar-1.20-6.fc11, closing RAWHIDE, will clone bugzilla for RHEL to fix it at least in EL5.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 294661 ***