Running tar as root user gives Cannot open: Permission denied error
Issue
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Permission is denied when tar command is used to open a backup tar file
# tar xvf /backup/export.tar tar: /backup/export.tar: Cannot open: Permission denied tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9
- LinuxShield (VirusScan Enterprise for Linux by McAfee)
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