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Quoth Erik: > There is no difference between tar files created on 32 bit or 64 bit > machines. There can be differences between GNU tar & (for instance) > solaris tar. What problem are you having specifically? This is the error I was getting: tar: Skipping to next header tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors Our sysadmin thought the problem was because server #1 has a 64-bit architecture, and server #2 is 32-bit machine. But Erik's hint on the GNU/Solaris divide lead me in the right direction: I found someone referencing a tar+gnu+solaris problem when files are FTP'd as text, not as binary. I transferred the files in binary mode and everything was fine. I had mistakenly believed that was the default mode... Thanks! Ken