[olug] Ugh... 2GB tgz backup w/corrupt files

Trent Melcher tmelcher at trilogytel.com
Tue Jan 25 15:42:45 UTC 2005


Ooops guess it was already answered for you.

Trent

Trent Melcher
Network/System Administrator
Startouch International LTD.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On 
> Behalf Of Phil Brutsche
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:02 AM
> To: Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] Ugh... 2GB tgz backup w/corrupt files
> 
> 
> Sean Edwards wrote:
> > I do not know the exact limit, but mc acts goofy when
> > with archives over a certain size.
> 
> Over a certain size?
> 
> 2GB is a very peculiar size... since that's the maximum file 
> size on any 
>   32-bit *NIX system that hasn't been setup for large files.
> 
> It seems that MC (or the glibc it is liked with) hasn't been 
> compiled to 
> support large files.
> 
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> 
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