toc.dat is not being packed in the postgres tarball

[tambakoo]

When I'm trying to restore a postgresql database with a dump file in a .tar format I get a pg_restore: [tar archiver] could not find header for file "toc.dat" in tar archive. Upon inspecting the tar file with tar -tvf db_tarball.tar the list of files does not include the file "toc.dat". I believe that this prevents me from performing a pg_restore.

How to replicate?

1. gem install backup
2. generate backup config and model
3. trigger a backup perfrom
4. pg_restore -c -U username -d database -v "/path/to/file"
   Run into the "toc.dat" not found error

This is how the database block looks like

    db.username           = ENV["POSTGRESQL_USERNAME"]
    db.password           = ENV["POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD"]
    db.host               = ENV["api_host"]
    db.port               = 5432
    db.additional_options = ["-xc", "-E=utf8"]```

My config file is the out-of-the-box everything commented file. 

* Operating system: MacOS 10.14 Mojave
* Ruby version: 2.5.0
* Tools or services used by backup: PostgreSQL 10.5

[abdulrehman03365]

sir i am facing the same issue and unable to find appropriate solution so if you know how to resolve plz share with me

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[Talha345]

Facing the same issue.