Re: pg_dump: [tar archiver] could not write to tar member error

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "filip filipov" <filip(dot)filipov(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dump: [tar archiver] could not write to tar member error
Date: 2005-06-12 18:43:08
Message-ID: 26582.1118601788@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"filip filipov" <filip(dot)filipov(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I'm using PostgreSQL 8.0.2. PG_DUMP can create the backup tar file.
> "pg_dump: [tar archiver] could not write to tar member (wrote 2279,
> attempted 7211)"
> the command I use is: "pg_dump -Ft -Upostgres -b databasename >
> /var/tmp/backup.tar"

Are you sure you have enough space in /var/tmp?

Another possibility is that the backup.tar file needs to exceed 4Gb but
your copy of pg_dump was compiled without large-file support.

regards, tom lane

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