Re[2]: [cobalt-users] .tar - Transferring Sites From One Cobalt to Another

[COMPUTICA <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday, December 27, 2002, 12:39:26 AM, you wrote:

>>On the target machine, I would use the following to UNTAR the file:
>>tar -xpvzf filename.tar.gz

a> Try to use:

a> tar zxvfp filename.tar.gz

a> to unpack the files.

a> Al-Juhani
a> aljuhani@xxxxxxxxx

>>===== Original Message From cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
a> Hello Everyone,

a> A few months ago, I had to transfer all my sites from one Cobalt to
a> another one we have.

a> Now, I am transferring the sites back (now that it's fixed).

a> I kept accurate notes on exactly what I did last time and now it's not
a> working....

a> On the machine where the site resides now, I would use the following
a> to TAR the file up.

a>        tar -cpvzf filename.tar.gz web users

a>        This would tar up the /web and the /users folders.

a> This still works...

a> On the target machine, I would use the following to UNTAR the file:

a>        tar -xpvzf filename.tar.gz

a> This doesn't work anymore...  :(

a> On the target machine, when I run that command line, logged in as
a> root, I get the following error messages:

a>       gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
a>       tar: Child returned status 1
a>       tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

a> Any idea on what I am doing wrong???????  I KNOW this worked
a> before.....

a> -----
a> Thanks,
a> Ryan Hnetka - President/Partner
a> COMPUTICA Hosting - http://www.computicahosting.com
a> COMPUTICA International - http://www.computicainternational.com

Thanks for the help guys!  Turns out....it was a bad FTP download...

I tried opening the file on my desktop to see the files, and it
wouldn't open up....

After redownloading and reuploading it, it worked like a charm....just
as I had used last time...

Thanks!