backup of container fails? [solved]

[dirtbag2k]

Hey folks, running 6.0-7

In the gui, I select a container (linux running centos6.x) for backup and I get the following..
INFO: starting new backup job: vzdump 103 --node newrock --mode snapshot --storage backups --remove 0 --compress lzo
INFO: Starting Backup of VM 103 (lxc)
INFO: Backup started at 2019-10-06 13:09:51
INFO: status = running
INFO: CT Name: ritas-server
INFO: backup mode: snapshot
INFO: ionice priority: 7
INFO: create storage snapshot 'vzdump'
INFO: creating archive '/mnt/pve/backups/dump/vzdump-lxc-103-2019_10_06-13_09_51.tar.lzo'
INFO: tar: /mnt/pve/backups/dump/vzdump-lxc-103-2019_10_06-13_09_51.tmp: Cannot open: Permission denied
INFO: tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
INFO: remove vzdump snapshot
ERROR: Backup of VM 103 failed - command 'set -o pipefail && lxc-usernsexec -m u:0:100000:65536 -m g:0:100000:65536 -- tar cpf - --totals --one-file-system -p --sparse --numeric-owner --acls --xattrs '--xattrs-include=user.*' '--xattrs-include=security.capability' '--warning=no-file-ignored' '--warning=no-xattr-write' --one-file-system '--warning=no-file-ignored' '--directory=/mnt/pve/backups/dump/vzdump-lxc-103-2019_10_06-13_09_51.tmp' ./etc/vzdump/pct.conf ./etc/vzdump/pct.fw '--directory=/mnt/vzsnap0' --no-anchored '--exclude=lost+found' --anchored '--exclude=./tmp/?*' '--exclude=./var/tmp/?*' '--exclude=./var/run/?*.pid' ./ | lzop >/mnt/pve/backups/dump/vzdump-lxc-103-2019_10_06-13_09_51.tar.dat' failed: exit code 2
INFO: Failed at 2019-10-06 13:09:52
INFO: Backup job finished with errors
TASK ERROR: job errors

There are other backup files written to this directory.. and the log of this backup is in this dir as well.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1403 Oct 6 2019 vzdump-lxc-103-2019_10_06-13_09_51.log

any ideas?

-db

 

[dirtbag2k]

had to fix the tmpdir: in /etc/vzdump.conf

 

[Hyacin]

had to fix the tmpdir: in /etc/vzdump.conf

"Fix" how? If you wouldn't mind sharing. I'm having the same issue.

 

[Paradox]

"Fix" how? If you wouldn't mind sharing. I'm having the same issue.

Hey mate,

I had the same issue and what fixed it for me was setting a local temp directory for the backup, and changing the NFS type from 'default' to 'NFS 4.1'

 

[prahn]

Hi!
I just also ran into this problem.
I simply changed the line

#tmpdir: DIR

to

tmpdir: /pve1-storage/tmp

and now the backup of container works!