Re: [Bug-tar] /usr/sfw/bin/gtar: Cannot utime: Invalid argument

[Joerg Schilling]

Dagobert Michelsen <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Seetha,
>
> Am 24.10.2016 um 14:15 schrieb <address@hidden> <address@hidden>:
> > As part and backup and restore, while restoring we got below error we are 
> > not able to find what is causing this ERROR, please help me ASAP as this is 
> > a high important blocker for us
>
> This binary is shipped with Solaris. I suggest to open an SR at Oracle with 
> high priority
> if this a blocker for you.

> > New vxfs FS on home_verify
> > gtar home_verify
> > Using gtar to receive address@hidden:/dev/rmt/7n 
> > <mailto:address@hidden:/dev/rmt/7n> to /mnt
> > 
> > /usr/sfw/bin/gtar: ./crintuce/Ericsson/OMSec/sessions/1440012103926.cdb: 
> > Cannot utime: Invalid argument
> > /usr/sfw/bin/gtar: ./crintuce/Ericsson/OMSec/sessions/1456522272888.cdb: 
> > Cannot utime: Invalid argument
> > /usr/sfw/bin/gtar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
> > ERROR 2: /usr/sfw/bin/gtar --exclude=lost+found --extract --file=- 
> > --multi-volume --rmt-command=/usr/sfw/libexec/grmt --blocking-factor=4096
> > fsck ossdg/home_verify

I would guess that this is a problem with an out of range microsecond value or 
(in case of NFS or an unknown filesystem)with a time stamp not in the range 
1970..2038.

I recommend to check the archive headers for the files in question.

Jörg

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