Trying to extract homedir.tar

[fkatzenb]

I am trying to find some files that were deleted on one of the accounts from a few weeks ago. I took the backup, acctname.tar.gz, and extracted it. I went to extract the homedir.tar and it won't let me!

root@server [/backup/w02/acctname]# tar xvzf homedir.tar

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

[cPanelDon]

I am trying to find some files that were deleted on one of the accounts from a few weeks ago. I took the backup, acctname.tar.gz, and extracted it. I went to extract the homedir.tar and it won't let me!

root@server [/backup/w02/acctname]# tar xvzf homedir.tar

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

For non-gzip-compressed tar archives please try the following example command (that notably omits the "-z" switch used for gzip-compression):

# tar -xvf homedir.tar

For additional reference I recommend reviewing the manual "man" documentation using the following command:

# man tar

[fkatzenb]

Wow... don't I feel like an idiot. Thanks!

[crazyaboutlinux]

Yes it's working

[crazyaboutlinux]

I have extracted using the command
# tar -xvf homedir.tar

but the directory homedir is not created


root@server[/backup/cpbackup/monthly/nilesh/]# cd homedir
-bash: cd: homedir: No such file or directory

[JawadArshad]

I have extracted using the command
# tar -xvf homedir.tar

but the directory homedir is not created


root@server[/backup/cpbackup/monthly/nilesh/]# cd homedir
-bash: cd: homedir: No such file or directory

It should have been created. Did you end up with the original homedir.tar file or is it lost as well.

[cPanelDon]

I have extracted using the command
# tar -xvf homedir.tar

but the directory homedir is not created

root@server[/backup/cpbackup/monthly/nilesh/]# cd homedir
-bash: cd: homedir: No such file or directory

The command used may have extracted the contents into the same directory from where the command was executed, for example, the directory name matching the cPanel account username.

What does a directory listing show within the same path?

# ls -ahl /backup/cpbackup/monthly/nilesh

If the directory "homedir" does not exist, try the following to ensure it is created before proceeding:

# mkdir -pv homedir

To verify the directory "homedir" exists, use stat:

# stat homedir

Once you've verified homedir exists, you may then extract the archive contents into the specified directory, as seen below:

# tar -xvf homedir.tar -C homedir

If there's still difficulty, try using one of the following to just list the contents (without extracting); this should help identify or confirm what is stored and at what directory paths within the archive:

# tar -tvf homedir.tar