Webmin - File System Backup Error

[maverickaddicted]

Hello Everyone,

I am trying to take backup of my files on server using Webmin Filesystem backup, but I am getting this error message -

tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
tar: /home/serveradmin/backup/designers: Cannot open: Is a directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

backup is a backup directory with 777 permission. How can I take backup using Webmin filesystem backup module?

[rubylaser]

By default, tar removes the leading / on filepaths. For example /home/rubylaser would end up with the member name of home/rubylaser. If the leading / wasn't removed, tar would end up taring to the same location as the original. Also, does the directory you're trying to backup contain a space anywhere in the filepath?

You have a couple of options:
1. Add the -P option (--absolute-names) to your tar command so that it will archive relative to the root path.
2. cd to / first, then run your tar command.

Sorry, I don't use Webmin, so I'm not sure what options Webmin filesystem backup gives you. At least you know what's causing the problem now

[maverickaddicted]

By default, tar removes the leading / on filepaths. For example /home/rubylaser would end up with the member name of home/rubylaser. If the leading / wasn't removed, tar would end up taring to the same location as the original. Also, does the directory you're trying to backup contain a space anywhere in the filepath?

You have a couple of options:
1. Add the -P option (--absolute-names) to your tar command so that it will archive relative to the root path.
2. cd to / first, then run your tar command.

Sorry, I don't use Webmin, so I'm not sure what options Webmin filesystem backup gives you. At least you know what's causing the problem now

Thanks for the response. That's what I am thinking about, how can I take the backup using webmin module, or is there any way to manually modify that webmin backup module.

[rubylaser]

From looking at screenshots on Google, it looks like it supports an extra command line parameters option that you could use to add the -P option.

[maverickaddicted]

From looking at screenshots on Google, it looks like it supports an extra command line parameters option that you could use to add the -P option.

Thanks for pointing that, I almost overlooked that part. I will surely try it tomorrow.

[maverickaddicted]

Thanks rubylaser, that done the trick.

[rubylaser]

Great, I'm glad to hear it Please mark the thread as solved with the thread tools at the top of the page.