TAR extract option to preserve group ownership

[Lotta123]

i use command
[tar xvfp test.tar]
Result: [test] file has my id and group.
I would like to preserve id and group of original file. I can see that it stored properly when i use [tar tvf].
What could cause such problem?
Steve

 

[Yegolev]

Perhaps group does not exist on target host? Grabbing at straws there. IBM Certified -- AIX 4.3 Obfuscation

 

[Lotta123]

Thank for advice but Group exists and Id belongs to this Group.

 

[CaKiwi]

If you extract the files as root they will keep their original group and owner. CaKiwi

 

[Lotta123]

Thank you all!
I use pax instead of tar and it worked.
I would tentatively say that it is AIX bug. TAR should be able preserve group.
Steve

 

[Yegolev]

Yep... tar works fine on the machines I have used it on. I don't use it enough these days to say why. I hear pax is better anyway. IBM Certified -- AIX 4.3 Obfuscation