My Oracle Support Banner

SAM-QFS: How Can the Modification Date be Earlier than the Creation Date (Doc ID 1363043.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) and StorageTek QFS Software - Version 4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

In some occasions a file's modification date can be situated before the creation date. This is not an anomaly but the result of an earlier cp or tar process, usually being used during a data migration.

Solution

To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account.

Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started!

In this Document
Goal
Solution
 1) tar example
 2) cp example

My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a million knowledge articles and a vibrant support community of peers and Oracle experts.