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Last modified by Kevin Wiki on 2024/05/21 21:23
From version 25.1
edited by Kevin Wiki
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edited by Kevin Wiki
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209 209  It also seems like there are a LOT of files shifting - being added and deleted. Making the diff uploaded to jottacloud huge.
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211 += Syncthing =
212 +
213 +TODO
214 +
211 211  = Client Configuration =
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213 213  Configure Backup on the Datacenter or PVE host level in the proxmox web GUI. If a backup storage is already added input the following preferences:
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215 215  * selection mode: include selected VMs
216 -* send email to: [[kevin.midboe+PVE_HOSTNAM[email protected]>>mailto:kevin.midboe+PVE_HOSTNAME@gmail.com]]
220 +* send email to: EMAIL_ADDRESS
217 217  * email: on failure only
218 218  * mode: snapshot
219 219  * enabled: true
220 220  * job comment: ~{~{guestname}}, ~{~{node}}, ~{~{vmid}}
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226 += Debugging/issues live here =
227 +
228 +== Permission denied anything for certain backups ==
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230 +When trying to restore a VM I noticed that it was very outdated. Before doing anything I got a `Permission denied (os error 13)` error message. I checked the permissions of the storage mount in proxmox cluster, generated new API key, removed and re-added the storage to node getting permission denied, and what gave it away I also got it when running the CLI command from proxmox-backup-server host.
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232 +{{code language="bash"}}
233 +kevin@clio:~$ sudo proxmox-backup-client snapshot forget -ns apollo -repository proxmox-backup 'vm/201/2023-07-31T01:31:18Z'
234 +[sudo] password for kevin:
235 +Password for "root@pam": *****************
236 +fingerprint: **:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**:**
237 +Are you sure you want to continue connecting? (y/n): y
238 +storing login ticket failed: $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR must be set
239 +Error: removing backup snapshot "/mnt/pergamum/proxmox-backup/ns/apollo/vm/201/2023-07-31T01:31:18Z" failed - Permission denied (os error 13)
240 +
241 +kevin@clio:~$ ls -l "/mnt/pergamum/proxmox-backup/ns/apollo/vm/201/2023-07-31T01:31:18Z"
242 +total 263
243 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 667 Feb 17 01:16 client.log.blob
244 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 167936 Feb 17 01:16 drive-scsi0.img.fidx
245 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 539 Feb 17 01:16 index.json.blob
246 +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 342 Feb 17 01:16 qemu-server.conf.blob
247 +{{/code}}
248 +
249 +Aha! The owner of everything in these folders should be {{code language="none"}}backup:backup{{/code}}.
250 +
251 +**Resolve using:**
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253 +{{code language="bash"}}
254 +kevin@clio:~$ sudo chown -R backup:backup /mnt/pergamum/proxmox-backup/ns/apollo/*
255 +{{/code}}
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257 +
221 221  )))
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