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I've got a strange problem. I'm trying to move all the user files
from /usr/users to a new larger hard drive. I have mounted the new
file system and would like to copy all files from the old partition to
the new. I'm using commands like:
cd /usr/users
tar cf users.tar .
cd /usr/newdisk
tar xf /usr/users/users.tar
The problem is when the files are extracted all the subdirectories are
owned by root. Not only the directories in the /usr/newdisk but every
directory on down lower. Shouldn't tar maintain the ownership of all
the files? The files come back with the original ownership and
permissions but the directories are all owned by root. Ideas?
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Don H. Olive, Physics Department don_at_campbellsvil.edu
Campbellsville University http://www2.campbellsvil.edu/~don
CPO 1265, One University Drive +1.502.789.5243 voice/+1.502.789.5170 fax
Campbellsville KY, 42718 USA PGP: finger don_at_cygnus.campbellsvil.edu
Received on Fri Feb 14 1997 - 22:02:38 NZDT