the log doesn't specify the command but I think I have a clue, I saw that the cmd is something in the line of this: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/291402/backuppc-restore-using-command-line-tools
so it restores it to local path, in my case the tar file should be almost 3 TB of size and the local path as at most 16 GB. the target path has enough space. so I assume the issue is lack of space > Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 3:21 AM > From: "Norman Goldstein" <norm...@gmail.com> > To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] error restoring backup > > Run tarCreate at the command prompt. The log file may have the tarCreate > command line that was used. > > On 2024-02-09 14:27, daggs via BackupPC-users wrote: > >> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2024 at 11:40 PM > >> From: "Les Mikesell" <lesmikes...@gmail.com> > >> To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" > >> <backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > >> Cc: "daggs" <da...@gmx.com> > >> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] error restoring backup > >> > >> On Thu, Feb 8, 2024 at 2:46 PM daggs via BackupPC-users > >> <backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >>> any ideas? maybe to use the cli interface? > >>> > >> If normal permissions and mount status are OK, the next thing that > >> could be preventing writing is selinux. Is it enabled/enforcing? > >> > > no selinux but I have advanced, I've rebooted the server and tried the same > > flow, this time I don't get the error as before, I get an request sent but > > when I'm looking inside the server status tab, I see this: > > localhost restore backuppc 2024-02-09 22:24 > > 2024-02-09 22:24 BackupPC_tarCreate failed > > > > how can I get more info on why it failed? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > BackupPC-users mailing list > > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/
