And that research will benefit you, so it's worth doing - always. But as you've found this issue, and as I need to add some notes to the README for weewx-sqlbackup - that cover this new issue. You get the first draft and if it needs adjusting, tell me.
So; In brief, and as the root user (or sudo it) . *mkdir /mnt/sqlbackup* *chown weewx:weewx /mnt/sqlbackup *(or chmod whatever) plug your usb drive in, ( and hopefully the system auto mount will get out of our way). Use *dmesg* to identify the partition on this backup drive, then use *fdisk -l* to confirm it (optional). This example uses */dev/sd?1* - you will have something more meaningful. test it by mounting the drive. *mount /dev/sd?1 /mnt/sqlbackup* *ls -al /mnt/sqlbackup* All okay? Is it what you expect? Then ... *umount /mnt/sqlbackup.* Now, add the following line to your */etc/fstab* file; perhaps with an appropriate comment # added a weewx sql backup drive. RTFM with *man fstab* */dev/sd?1 /mnt/sqlbackup ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 0* Save the file and mount it (and everything else - redundantly) with * mount -a* I'm assuming it's formatted as *ext4* - adjust as required; and I've specified* 0 0* on that fstab entry to remind me that there are no file / boot up checks on that drive. That's the gist of it. Tweak as you like. Ah, and change the skin.conf entry to point to it. Cheers Glenn rorpi - read only raspberry pi & various weewx addons https://github.com/glennmckechnie On Mon, 4 Mar 2024 at 22:13, Pierre-Yves <pyb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks a lot Glenn. > I need to dig a little deeper into this story of connection under mnt and > mounting via fstab. My knowledge of these tools is a little limited ;-) > Pierre-Yves > > Le lundi 4 mars 2024 à 10:54:26 UTC+1, Glenn McKechnie a écrit : > >> >> On Mon, 4 Mar 2024 at 19:07, Pierre-Yves <pyb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> [...] >> >> >>> >>> pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ps -adelf | grep [Ww]eewxd >>> 4 S *weewx* 14866 1 2 80 0 - 26178 - mars03 ? >>> 00:14:55 python3 /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>> >>> ls -al '/media/pi/WEEWX-BU' returns: >>> >>> pi@raspberrypi:~ $ ls -al '/media/pi/WEEWX-BU' >>> total 273976 >>> *drwxr-xr-x 5 pi pi 4096 1 janv. 1970 .* >>> *drwxrwxrwx+ 3 root root 4096 3 mars 17:59 ..* >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 8622 22 déc. 16:46 >>> 'as3935(min_strikes).py' >>> drwxr-xr-x 12 pi pi 4096 2 mars 14:18 Belchertown >>> drwxr-xr-x 12 pi pi 4096 1 mars 18:27 Belchertown-old >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 4156 6 févr. 23:27 bme280wx.py >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 1616 7 févr. 00:00 Commandes-usuelles.txt >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 40148 1 mars 21:50 graphs.conf >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 148331 28 juin 2023 'sdr(last).py' >>> drwxr-xr-x 5 pi pi 4096 28 oct. 18:04 Seasons202310281704 >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 40047 1 mars 21:28 skin.conf >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 36467 1 mars 09:00 weewx.conf >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 280235008 2 mars 15:26 weewx.sdb.backup >>> >>> PS: I use also this usb drive for manually saving various files and >>> folders without any problem (skins, database...) >>> >>> It seems, in view of the table above, that the drive is not properly >>> mounted with regards to the weewx 5.0.2 rules. I tried to change using >>> chown, but I got an "operation denied"... >>> >> >> This has me perplexed. >> >> The /media directory seems to be treated differently by the system. I've >> tried to change ownership / permissions on a test drive and it's not >> behaving as I expect. >> I'm able to make those same changes under /mnt so I'm missing something. >> I need an up-slap to the back of the head, a far stronger cup of coffee or >> probably just a hefty dose of RTFM. In the meantime, I'll blame systemd :P >> >> If you don't want to relocate that drive (understandable), and you have a >> spare USB slot then I'd be plugging a fresh drive in under /mnt and >> mounting it via fstab. You can then manually set the permissions to weewx >> and they'll stick. >> >> And, if someone knows the answer. I'm all ears >> >> Cheers >> Glenn >> >> rorpi - read only raspberry pi & various weewx addons >> https://github.com/glennmckechnie >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0914053a-b235-4f51-b660-ca432d9ba46en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0914053a-b235-4f51-b660-ca432d9ba46en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAAraAzgNTwj15py1TXbTJ1FPDc%2BQ5XAUD9j9soHJiM0sh5k6GQ%40mail.gmail.com.
