Thanks again, Tim. Everything worked perfectly thanks to your assistance. Sean
On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 20:43, Sean Carte <sean.ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > That worked beautifully; thanks, Tim! > > I'll tackle the restoring part tomorrow. > > Sean > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 17:41, Tim Donohue <tim.dono...@lyrasis.org> wrote: > >> Hi Sean, >> >> Based on that error, it appears it cannot find your system's "temp" >> directory, which is needed to built the AIPs. Usually, a Java install has a >> default "java.io.tmpdir" which will be used. >> >> But, you can also override it by setting "upload.temp.dir" in your >> dspace.cfg/local.cfg. So, if you make sure "upload.temp.dir" points to a >> valid temp location (used to build/process AIPs) then that should hopefully >> get you past that error. >> >> Tim >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Sean Carte <sean.ca...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 22, 2022 1:40 AM >> *To:* Tim Donohue <tim.dono...@lyrasis.org> >> *Cc:* DSpace Technical Support <dspace-tech@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [dspace-tech] Re: Restoring a deleted collection >> >> Hi Tim >> >> I went with the third option and have spun up a test instance from a >> backup before the collection was deleted, but I can't get the AIP packager >> to work recursively on the collection; I get: exception; no such file or >> directory. >> >> If I try a single item from that collection it works: >> >> /dspace/bin/dspace packager -d -a -t AIP -e sean.ca...@gmail.com -i >> 10413/20198 20198.zip >> >> Disseminating DSpace ITEM [ hdl=10413/20198 ] to 20198.zip >> >> Also disseminating all child objects (recursive mode).. >> This may take a while, please check your logs for ongoing status while we >> process each package. >> >> CREATED a total of 1 dissemination package files. >> >> Would you like to view a list of all files that were created? [y/n]: y >> >> >> >> CREATED package file: /dspace/20198.zip >> >> >> But not for the collection: >> >> /dspace/bin/dspace packager -d -a -t AIP -e sean.ca...@gmail.com -i >> 10413/6680 6680.zip >> >> Disseminating DSpace COLLECTION [ hdl=10413/6680 ] to 6680.zip >> >> Also disseminating all child objects (recursive mode).. >> This may take a while, please check your logs for ongoing status while we >> process each package. >> Exception: No such file or directory >> java.io.IOException: No such file or directory >> at java.io.UnixFileSystem.createFileExclusively(Native Method) >> at java.io.File.createTempFile(File.java:2063) >> at >> org.dspace.content.crosswalk.RoleCrosswalk.disseminateElement(RoleCrosswalk.java:190) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.crosswalkToMetsElement(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:1356) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.makeMdSec(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:626) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.addToAmdSec(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:739) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.addAmdSec(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:765) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.makeManifest(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:862) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.writeZipPackage(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:334) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractMETSDisseminator.disseminate(AbstractMETSDisseminator.java:271) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.DSpaceAIPDisseminator.disseminate(DSpaceAIPDisseminator.java:165) >> at >> org.dspace.content.packager.AbstractPackageDisseminator.disseminateAll(AbstractPackageDisseminator.java:102) >> at org.dspace.app.packager.Packager.disseminate(Packager.java:642) >> at org.dspace.app.packager.Packager.main(Packager.java:461) >> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) >> at >> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) >> at >> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) >> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) >> at >> org.dspace.app.launcher.ScriptLauncher.runOneCommand(ScriptLauncher.java:229) >> at org.dspace.app.launcher.ScriptLauncher.main(ScriptLauncher.java:81) >> >> >> I have tried other collection handles with the same result. And a >> sitewide export also fails with the same error. >> >> Any ideas where I've gone wrong? >> >> Sean >> >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2022 at 17:40, 'Tim Donohue' via DSpace Technical Support < >> dspace-tech@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Sean, >> >> Unfortunately, it's not at all easy to restore a single Collection from a >> database backup. But, here's a few other options to consider: >> >> If you happened to also do a recent AIP backup, then that's much easier, >> as you can just restore the Collection by reimporting its AIP(s) in restore >> mode: >> https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC6x/AIP+Backup+and+Restore#AIPBackupandRestore-Restoring/ReplacingusingAIP(s) >> >> Another option would be to see if you can just restore the entire >> database from that backup (which can result in data loss if you've added >> new data since that last backup occurred). If you restore the database >> though, you'd also likely need to restore the "[dspace]/assetstore" folder >> from a backup at the same time (as any Item's files that were deleted from >> that assetstore folder during the Collection deletion would also require >> restoring). >> >> A third option, if you have a backup of the database & assetstore folder >> from around the same time would be to use those to spin up a separate >> *test* instance of your DSpace site, with the same data as that last >> backup. Then you could do an AIP backup of the deleted Collection at that >> point in time, and use the AIP tools to then restore it into your >> production DSpace (make sure to fully test the restoration though before >> running it against your production site) >> >> My recommendation would be to go with one of those approaches, when >> possible. Restoring a single collection from a database backup would be >> highly complex to do at the database level....as it essentially would >> require somehow restoring the necessary deleted columns to several tables >> at once. It's something even I've never done before. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 4:35:54 AM UTC-6 sean....@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >> Is it possible to restore a deleted collection? This is on DSpace 6. 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