Unpacking homedir.tar on desktop computer?

[cpanelnick]

Unpacking the homedir via shell logged in with user it ends like this:

[snipped previous above]
./cpanel3-skel/public_html/500.shtml
./cpanel3-skel/public_html/403.shtml
./cpanel3-skel/public_html/index.html
./cpanel3-skel/public_html/404.shtml
./cpanel3-skel/public_html/401.shtml
./cpanel3-skel/public_ftp/
./_usr_bin_psql_--version
./_usr_local_apache_bin_httpd_-v
./quota_-v
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Please open a ticket. We will need to look at the file.

Thanks

[Infopro]

Ticket #363537

SHould be enough details I think in there.


Thanks.

[pebu]

I was about to do a posting about this, when I found this one.

Same problem, basically. A full backup from cpanel: untar works on the server, but when downloaded to a windows system winzip complains about "Error reading header after processing 30 entries" and WinRAR just pops up an error about a corrupt archive.

[thernes]

Is there a particular reason for this new "layout" for the backup files? Never had any problems with the old format, where the entire archive was packed out at once.

[neto]

Is there a particular reason for this new "layout" for the backup files? Never had any problems with the old format, where the entire archive was packed out at once.

I have the same question

[Adam_UOForums]

I to have the same problem, it won't extract with Winrar or Winzip
I had to install the windows version of Tar and use the command line to extract the home.tar.gz file.
Problem seemed to start when the home directory was made into a seperate tar file inside of the main backup file.

[algis]

More then 3 years passed from the last post on this topic and the problem is still there.
Any suggestions on how to work around this problem?
Please don't suggest using Linux to unpack the file.

[cPanelDavidG]

More then 3 years passed from the last post on this topic and the problem is still there.
Any suggestions on how to work around this problem?
Please don't suggest using Linux to unpack the file.

This thread encompasses 2 issues: 1) corrupt .tar.gz files, an issue that I understand has since been corrected; and 2) how to extract the contents of a .tar.gz file on Windows.

If you just need to extract a file, I recommend downloading a program like 7-zip for Windows which can extract .tar.gz files for you.

If you experience issues with corrupted files, have technical analysts take a look at your server.