Tom Kauffman wrote:

> Specifically, I get this error: "A file or directory in the path name does
> not exist" when pax runs across a symbolic linc to a non-existant file.
> Tar and tsm both archive the symlink, while pax complains and does NOT
> archive the link.
>
> What option(s) do I need to feed to pax to just get the link archived?
> Currently I'm using pax -xXf <path to pax file> <directory to archive>.

What release of AIX are you using?

Is the flag x for archiving a speciality
of this release and why do you need it?

(If it is not about file size limits, have
you tried simply archiving with the flag w?
pax -wXf archive directory)