unable to get (default) repository when running prune in the CLI

[andrema2]

Hi

I'm trying to prune running
proxmox-backup-client prune vm/105 --keep-hourly 25 --keep-daily 8 --keep-weekly 2 --keep-monthly 1

and this is the error I'm getting
Error: unable to get (default) repository

My backup per the GUI runs at 01:45 am, but I have a local job at the VE host that runs the backup job at the top of the hour every hour.

My prune keep is exactly what you see in the CLI above. I believe it should keep in total per VM 36 bkp. I have more than 50. I what to run it in the CLI and see what happens. The simulator was not helpful because of the hourly run.

Any help is most welcome

 

[Stoiko Ivanov]

You need to specify which repository should be contacted (by exporting the PBS_REPOSITORY variable) - see the reference documentation:
https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html#backup-repository-locations

I hope this helps!