Backup Strategy Not Working

[Graham Watkins]

On 01/08/15 01:03, Karl Auer wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-07-31 at 16:08 -0400, Robert Heller wrote:
>> If you can run the cron job from a terminal and are able to open the file from
>> Archive Manager
>
> The problem is the other way around. He creates the file from a cron
> job, can open the file fine from the command line, but the file will not
> open in archive manager.
>
> Regards, K.
>
Just to clarify.  If I create the archive using the command shown from 
the command line, I can access the file using archive manager. It is 
when the the command is run as a scheduled task that the archive appears 
to be broken. Sorry if I didn't make that obvious.

The archive manager I have been using is Engrampa 1.8.1 (I use the MATE 
desktop) although I have just installed Xarchiver to find out if the the 
problem still occurs.

There is much to think about in your replies.  When I get round to 
trying some of the suggestions I will let you know how I get on.

Cheers,

Graham