RE: [cobalt-users] [Qube 3] backup problem

["H.P. Noordam" <bno@xxxxxxxxx>]

> The built-in backup from the Qube web control panel is not working
> 
> I've tried to run it when logged in as 'admin' and also when 
> logged in as a user who has been granted backup privileges.
> 
> I am attempting to backup to an SMB share and have been 
> messing with share permissions on my Wintel box in assumption 
> that it was failing to write the backup successfully to my SMB share.
> 
> But now I see from /var/log/backup.log on the Qube that it is 
> failing because the backup file is not successfully created in /tmp.
> 
> Any idea why this is so, and any suggestions how to fix it?
> 
> Wed Mar 19 08:16:22 2003 19242: mkdir(/tmp/file8Jwmp5/20030319081622):
> Permission denied
> Wed Mar 19 08:16:22 2003 19242: Ending failed procedure at 
> 1048061782 Wed Mar 19 08:19:43 2003 19491: 
> mkdir(/tmp/fileP4ht6v/20030319081943):
> Permission denied
> Wed Mar 19 08:19:43 2003 19491: Ending failed procedure at 
> 1048061983 Wed Mar 19 08:22:43 2003 19775: 
> mkdir(/tmp/fileGXmSmn/20030319082242):
> Permission denied
> Wed Mar 19 08:22:43 2003 19775: Ending failed procedure at 
> 1048062163 Wed Mar 19 08:39:02 2003 20773: 
> mkdir(/tmp/fileRZxg1S/20030319083902):
> Permission denied
> Wed Mar 19 08:39:02 2003 20773: Ending failed procedure at 1048063142
> 
>


Hi 

Check permissions voor /tmp,

My cube's all show:

drwxrwxrwt root root

Alternatively, you could simply 
Login as admin, su to root and chmod 777 /tmp, that way the backup
should have
No problem creating files.

Another possibility; if your disk is almost full it might fail because
the temp file runs 
Out of disk space, seen that once on a very filled up cube. Cant dig up
the exact messages
from back then.

Bob.,