Re: [webmin-l] problem restoring config of "system and server status"

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 26/Mar/2006 12:23 Vincent Keunen wrote ..
> Jamie Cameron wrote:
> 
> >On 26/Mar/2006 10:29 Vincent Keunen wrote ..
> >  
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>A few days ago, I did a backup of the module "system and server status"
> >>(via webmin/backup configuration files) which went well, apparently (the
> >>machine was an old gentoo machine).
> >>
> >>Today, I reinstalled that machine (now a RHES4) and tried to restore
> the
> >>config but it failed:
> >>----------
> >>Starting restore of module configuration files from 
> >>/home/maxr/Desktop/backup-webmin-mx2rtr1-system-server-status.tgz ..
> >>
> >>.. failed! None of the files for the selected modules are in the backup
> >>----------
> >>
> >>When I look inside the tgz, I do see information from the "system and
> >>server status" module...
> >>
> >>Any idea?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I had a look at the backup file you sent me, and I can see the problem
> ..
> >all the paths in it (as listed in its manifest file) have // at the start.
> >The real question is where these came from! 
> >
> >Which version of Webmin did you make the backup on?
> >  
> >
> > - Jamie
> >
> 
> I'm not sure...  And the machine is dead...  Is there a way for me to 
> fix that // problem?  Re-defining all the status checking stuff will be
> pretty long and I'd rather reload them all in one shot.

One fix would be to do the following :

1) Extract the backup tar file to a temporary directory
2) Edit the file tmp/backup-manifest/status under that directory
3) Replace the // at the start of each filename with /
4) Re-tar up the backup file, and then attempt to restore from it in Webmin.

 - Jamie