The result is the same with Solaris.bin chmod'ed to 700.
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from what is called culture, ideas whose compelling force is identical
with that of hunger."  -Antonin Artaud


On Dec 1, 2006, at 9:52 AM, Hiler, John wrote:

> Then this is not a tar file. What happens when you chmod 700 on the  
> file
> and then execute the file?
>
> John Hiler
> 513-229-1131 Work
> 513-325-7572 Cell
>
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>
> Here is what I get:
>
>>> tar tvf Solaris.bin
>> tar: directory checksum error
>
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> _______________________________________________
> Mike Neuharth, BA, LPIC-1
> Email/UNIX System Administrator
> Internet Services, University of Minnesota
> ===============================================
> "What is important, it seems to me, is not so much to defend a culture
> whose existence has never kept a man from going hungry, as to extract,
> from what is called culture, ideas whose compelling force is identical
> with that of hunger."  -Antonin Artaud
>
>
> On Dec 1, 2006, at 9:15 AM, Hiler, John wrote:
>
>> What happens if you uncompress Solaris.bin.Z. That gives you
>> Solaris.bin.
>> Can you tar tvf Solaris.bin  ?????
>>
>> John Hiler
>> 513-229-1131 Work
>> 513-325-7572 Cell
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LISTSERV site administrators' forum
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mjn
>> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:36 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Problems with the current Solaris download?
>>
>> I've downloaded the latest Solaris "tar" (Solaris.bin.Z) from the L-
>> Soft site this morning and it seems to not work as intended.
>>
>> After uncompressing it, chmod'ing u+x and running Solaris.bin, I see
>> this:
>>
>>> <normal output from the script>
>>> usage: tail [+/-[n][lbc][f]] [file]
>>>        tail [+/-[n][l][r|f]] [file]
>>> tar: blocksize = 0
>>> <more script text>
>>> We need to unpack the distribution files in this directory. Proceed?
>>> -n [y/n]
>>> y
>>> *.tar.Z
>>> *.tar.Z: No such file or directory
>>> *.tar
>>> tar: *.tar: No such file or directory
>>>
>>> Sorry, you are missing some of the distribution files.
>>> Please make sure common.tar.Z and the correct architecture-specific
>>> package are both in this directory and try again.
>>>
>>
>> I tried removing the '-n' from the tail at the top of the script but
>> running it still yields errors about missing distribution files.
>>
>> Any ideas? Thanks much!
>>
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>> _______________________________________________
>> Mike Neuharth, BA, LPIC-1
>> Email/UNIX System Administrator
>> Internet Services, University of Minnesota
>> ===============================================
>> "What is important, it seems to me, is not so much to defend a  
>> culture
>> whose existence has never kept a man from going hungry, as to  
>> extract,
>> from what is called culture, ideas whose compelling force is  
>> identical
>> with that of hunger."  -Antonin Artaud