diff -up amanda-2.6.1p2/application-src/amgtar_perl.pl.xattrs amanda-2.6.1p2/application-src/amgtar_perl.pl

--- amanda-2.6.1p2/application-src/amgtar_perl.pl.xattrs	2010-01-20 16:25:16.000000000 +0100

+++ amanda-2.6.1p2/application-src/amgtar_perl.pl	2010-01-20 16:26:54.000000000 +0100

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sub command_estimate {

          }

       }

       my($size) = -1;

-      my(@cmd) = ($self->{runtar}, $self->{'config'}, $self->{'gnutar'}, "--create", "--directory", $self->{'device'}, "--listed-incremental", "$self->{gnulist}/${listdir}_${level}.new", "--sparse", "--one-file-system", "--ignore-failed-read", "--totals", "--file", "/dev/null", ".");

+      my(@cmd) = ($self->{runtar}, $self->{'config'}, $self->{'gnutar'}, "--create", "--directory", $self->{'device'}, "--listed-incremental", "$self->{gnulist}/${listdir}_${level}.new", "--sparse", "--xattrs", "--one-file-system", "--ignore-failed-read", "--totals", "--file", "/dev/null", ".");

       debug("cmd:" . join(" ", @cmd));

       my $wtrfh;

       my $estimate_fd = Symbol::gensym;

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ sub command_backup {

    if(defined($self->{index})) {

       $verbose = "--verbose";

    }

-   my(@cmd) = ($self->{runtar}, $self->{config}, $self->{gnutar}, "--create", $verbose, "--directory", $self->{device}, "--listed-incremental", "$self->{gnulist}/${listdir}_${level}.new", "--sparse", "--one-file-system", "--ignore-failed-read", "--totals", "--file", "-", ".");

+   my(@cmd) = ($self->{runtar}, $self->{config}, $self->{gnutar}, "--create", $verbose, "--directory", $self->{device}, "--listed-incremental", "$self->{gnulist}/${listdir}_${level}.new", "--sparse", "--xattrs", "--one-file-system", "--ignore-failed-read", "--totals", "--file", "-", ".");

    debug("cmd:" . join(" ", @cmd));

diff -up amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendbackup-gnutar.c.xattrs amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendbackup-gnutar.c

--- amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendbackup-gnutar.c.xattrs	2008-12-01 22:17:16.000000000 +0100

+++ amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendbackup-gnutar.c	2010-01-20 16:23:17.000000000 +0100

@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ start_backup(

 	if (nb_exclude > 0) file_exclude = build_exclude(dle, 0);

 	if (nb_include > 0) file_include = build_include(dle, 0);

-	my_argv = alloc(SIZEOF(char *) * (22 + (nb_exclude*2)+(nb_include*2)));

+	my_argv = alloc(SIZEOF(char *) * (23 + (nb_exclude*2)+(nb_include*2)));

 	cmd = vstralloc(amlibexecdir, "/", "runtar", versionsuffix(), NULL);

 	info_tapeheader(dle);

@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ start_backup(

 	my_argv[i++] = "--atime-preserve";

 #endif

 	my_argv[i++] = "--sparse";

+	my_argv[i++] = "--xattrs";

 	my_argv[i++] = "--ignore-failed-read";

 	my_argv[i++] = "--totals";

diff -up amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendsize.c.xattrs amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendsize.c

--- amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendsize.c.xattrs	2009-11-05 20:57:09.000000000 +0100

+++ amanda-2.6.1p2/client-src/sendsize.c	2010-01-20 16:23:17.000000000 +0100

@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ getsize_gnutar(

     if(nb_exclude > 0) file_exclude = build_exclude(dle, 0);

     if(nb_include > 0) file_include = build_include(dle, 0);

-    my_argv = alloc(SIZEOF(char *) * 22);

+    my_argv = alloc(SIZEOF(char *) * 23);

     i = 0;

     gnutar_list_dir = getconf_str(CNF_GNUTAR_LIST_DIR);

@@ -2070,6 +2070,7 @@ getsize_gnutar(

     my_argv[i++] = "--atime-preserve";

 #endif

     my_argv[i++] = "--sparse";

+    my_argv[i++] = "--xattrs";

     my_argv[i++] = "--ignore-failed-read";

     my_argv[i++] = "--totals";