Hello list, I use rdiff-backup with debian 12 for my internal backups and locally on another computer also on debian 12 with ssh. I use internally rdiff-backup -v5 --fsync --new backup --print-statistics --include- globbing-filelist $EXCLUDE $SOURCE $DESTINATION
I use locally rdiff-backup -v5 --fsync --new backup --print-statistics --include- globbing-filelist $EXCLUDE folder to backup $USER@IP::/ backup folder It works perfectly. Unfortunately I encounter a problem when restoring locally. I use: rdiff-backup -v5 --fsync restore --at now $USER@P:://what I want to restore where I want to restore. I have this message: rdiff-backup -v5 --fsync --new restore --at now /backup folder / destination folder * Run remote command ssh -C server rdiff-backup --terminal-verbosity 5 --server WARNING: this command line interface is obsolete and will disappear, start using the new one as described with '--new --help'. * Starting the server * The API version is 200 with the command b'ssh -C server rdiff-backup --terminal-verbosity 5 --server' ERROR: Target path/destination folder exists and is not empty, call with '--force' to overwrite ERROR: Action restore failed when checking step * Cleaning * Cleaning If I use --force rdiff-backup -v5 --fsync --new --force restore --at now /backup folder /destination folder This removes all folders and files present in the destination folder but not present in the backup folder. The destination folder: - folder 1 present in the folder and restore - folder 1 present in the folder and restore - folder 3 empty not present in backup folder is deleted - folder 3 with file and folder not present in backup folder are deleted i loss all file and folder create after the last backup Why such a behavior? Would I make a mistake in my instructions. Please help me to use rdiff-backup correctly. Best regards.
