[rear-users] backup.tar.gz missing

[Vladimir Gozora]

Hello Wolfgang,

> I split the backup as a single CD/DVD is too small for the entire
> backup and I want to save several backups on the external USB-disk - so

You can safely store several backups on your USB without any problem, ReaR 
does have zero problems with that.

> I don't want to have it reformatted every time.

You don't need to reformat USB disk every time. It is one shot operation. 
You format disk once, and then just run `rear mkbackup` how many times you 
like.

> My problem ist that I was using 
>
> BACKUP=NETFS
> BACKUP_PROG=rsync
> BACKUP_URL=file:///mnt/backup/rear/

Don't use file:// until you are 100% sure about its implications. Much 
rather go for nfs://, cifs://, usb:// or maybe rsync://

Best regards

Vlado

On Sun, 3 Dec 2017, Wolfgang Buesser wrote:

> Hello Vlado,
>
> thanks for the reply!
> I split the backup as a single CD/DVD is too small for the entire
> backup and I want to save several backups on the external USB-disk - so
> I don't want to have it reformatted every time.
>
> My problem ist that I was using 
>
> BACKUP=NETFS
> BACKUP_PROG=rsync
> BACKUP_URL=file:///mnt/backup/rear/
>
> That way I get a copy of the individual system files rather than a
> single tar, which is nice:
> a)not the entire file is corrupted if a single sector is broken.
> b)I can more easily recovery individual files should need be. 
>
> But apparently such a config cannot be recovered, as rear is looking
> for the tar.gz - file.
>
> So now  am using:
>
> BACKUP=NETFS
> BACKUP_URL=file:///mnt/backup/rear/
>
> and no BACKUP_PROG
>
> This way I get the tar-file and it seems the rear can recover.
>
> Wolfgang
> 
>
> On Sun, 2017-12-03 at 10:33 +0100, Vladimir Gozora wrote:
>> Hello Wolfgang,
>> 
>> > I have created a boootable iso-image and burned that to a CD.
>> > The actual backup data is on an external USB-disk.
>> 
>> You don't need to split ReaR recovery system from actual backup when
>> using 
>> USB, but rather have everything on one medium. (c.f. 
>> https://github.com/rear/rear/blob/master/README.adoc#quick-start-guid
>> e)
>> 
>> > Next I manually create the mountpoint for the USB-disk as it was
>> when I 
>> > created the backup. Then I mount the external disk.
>> 
>> You don't need to do this. When you start recovery with `rear
>> recover`, 
>> ReaR will do this for you.
>> 
>> > rear then complains, that it does not find the file backup.tar.gz.
>> > At the path rear is looking for I find a directory named backup -
>> but
>> > no file backup.tar.gz.
>> This depends on what you've put into your /etc/rear/local.conf.
>> I'd recommend you to read link that I've posted previously + 
>> https://github.com/rear/rear/tree/master/doc/user-guide especially 
>> 04-scenarios.adoc where you can find some working examples.
>> 
>> Best regards
>> 
>> Vlado
>> 
>> On Sat, 2 Dec 2017, Wolfgang Buesser wrote:
>> 
>> > I am trying my very first recovery using rear:
>> > I have created a boootable iso-image and burned that to a CD.
>> > The actual backup data is on an external USB-disk.
>> > I have booted using the CD.
>> > At the prompt I entered recover ...
>> > I get a prompt and login in as root.
>> > Next I manually create the mountpoint for the USB-disk as it was
>> when I
>> > createdrear-users at lists.relax-and-recover.org
>> > the backup.
>> > Then I mount the external disk.
>> > Next I type rear recover
>> > rear then complains, that it does not find the file backup.tar.gz.
>> > At the path rear is looking for I find a directory named backup -
>> but
>> > no file backup.tar.gz.
>> >
>> > What am I getting wrong?rear-users at lists.relax-and-recover.orgrear-
>> users at lists.relax-and-recover.org
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Wolfgang
>> >
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