SMB Mount to backup directory prevents mounting parent directories of share
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duplicity |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Déjà Dup |
New
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
deja-dup (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
May also apply to the "duplicity" package and is related to network "mount"s:
To reproduce:
* Set up a writeable SMB share: smb://1.
* Create a subdir: smb://1.
* Using "deja-dup" -> "Storage location" set:
Storage location: Network Server
Network Location: smb://1.
Folder: MyMachineBackup
* REBOOT THE MACHINE (or clear any cached mounts to "smb://
* Select "deja-dup" -> "Overview" -> "Back Up Now..."
* Allow the backup to start, but not finish
* Go to Nautilus (file browser) -> "+ Other Locations"
- At the bottom set "Connect to server" to: smb://1.
Result:
* The parent SMB directory "smb://
* Can happen at semi-random times if the backup is on a schedule
* This is especially a problem when backing up remotely over a VPN which can take a long time
* Prevents access to all parent folders of the backup folder
* Nautilus will hang, unable to mount the "backup" parent directory
* Also a problem if the "smb://
* This problem is persistent throughout backup process and for a period of time afterwards until the mount to "UbuntuBackup" times out or the backup process exits
Possible solutions:
* Add a configuration option to deja-dup/duplicity to specify the "Share root" and mount that first before accessing the configured "Network Location"
* Have deja-dup or duplicity attempt to mount the parent directory/
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: deja-dup 40.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-
Architecture: amd64
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CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 1 08:51:47 2022
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/deja-dup
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-13 (168 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
ProcEnviron:
XDG_RUNTIME_
SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: deja-dup
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
description: | updated |
Changed in deja-dup (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
summary: |
- SMB Mount to backup directory prevents mounting parent directory + SMB Mount to backup directory prevents mounting parent directories |
summary: |
- SMB Mount to backup directory prevents mounting parent directories + SMB Mount to backup directory prevents mounting parent directories of + share |
Maybe not a "bug" per se, but definitely an unwanted side-effect of the network backup process.