v "Saving config files..."
[ "$VERBOSE" -gt 1 ] && TAR_V="v" || TAR_V=""
tar c${TAR_V}zf "$conf_tar" -T "$CONFFILES" 2>/dev/null
+ if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
+ echo "Failed to create the configuration backup."
+ rm -f "$conf_tar"
+ exit 1
+ fi
rm -f "$CONFFILES"
}