Change "tar xvf nist-2.1.12.tar.gz"=20 To "tar xzvf nist-2.1.12.tar.gz" (Add in the "z" option) That should do it. On Sunday 10 August 2003 16:04, Michael Havens wrote: > Do what? > Well I went to zdo.com and downloaded the file. It does not want to unz= ip! > The only thing that I could think of that might be causing the problem = is > the permissions. As such I changed them to 770 yet that had no effect o= n > the outcome. I'm going to show you all what I did in the hopes that I a= m > just doing something stupid that can be easily corrected. > > :)~MIKE~(: > > root@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper# chmod 770 * > root@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper# ls -l > total 3 > -rwxrwx--- 1 bmike1 bmike1 2099 Aug 10 15:42 nist-2.1.12.tar= =2Egz > root@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper# su bmike1 > bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper$ tar -xvf * > tar: This does not look like a tar archive > tar: Skipping to next header > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper$ tar -xvf n* > tar: This does not look like a tar archive > tar: Skipping to next header > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors > bmike1@bmike1:/mnt/sda6/timekeeper$ > > On Sunday 10 August 2003 06:36 am, Ed Skinner wrote: > > I use "nist.pl" (from http://www.zdo.com/, originally found via > > freshmeat.net). Arizona local time is '-07:00:00' hours earlier than = UST. > > Plug this into the perl script as $timediff, and set $timeserver to > > 'totime_a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov' and then execute the script as root t= o > > set system time. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --=20 Ed Skinner, ed@flat5.net, http://www.flat5.net/