.tar.gz errors

[ducu13]

At any *.tar.gz unpacking i (as root) receive this kind of error message:

An error occurred while extracting files.
Cannot change ownership to uid 500, gid 500: Operation not permitted
Error exit delayed from previous errors

The thing is that, in the end, file roller unpacks that *.tar.gz file...What is wrong and what should i do?

[big_k105]

what command are you using to unpack it like what options are you using with tar?

[ducu13]

i use file roller...so i just click the extract button and that`s it

[Giro]

Try tar zxvpf <filename>.tar.gz in a shell

[ducu13]

the same thing...

[Giro]

Download the file again.

[ducu13]

it`s the same thing ....And i tell you it`s the same thing for all *.tar.gz files, not only for one

[nikhil]

wat r the ownerships of the .tar.gz files? who has uid 500 in your passwd file?

[ducu13]

in my passwd file, my user has uid 500, not the root.What shall i do?

[variant]

Dont bother unpacking them as the root user do these steps instead:

as normal user:

tar -xvjf /home/me/myfile.tar.bz2 or for tar.gz files use:
tar -xvzf /home/me/myfile.tar.gz

this will create the directory:

/home/me/myfile/ so CD to it:

cd /home/me/myfile/

then run

./configure

then run:

make

Only now do you become root:

su
<password>

then run:

make install