The tar command fails with a "tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument" error.
Issue
The tar command fails with a "tar: /dev/st0: Cannot write: Invalid argument" error.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- tar is trying to write large files on tape under certain directory
- tape device
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