On Monday, 6 May 2019 22:35:55 UTC+1, Eccentric Butterfly wrote: > On Monday, 6 May 2019 17:14:46 UTC+1, daniel wrote: > > On Sun, 5 May 2019 20:24:07 +0000 > > "'awokd' via qubes-users" <qubes-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > > Eccentric Butterfly: > > > > When I go to backup my Qubes, the backup screen shows a red error > > > > at the bottom of the window saying "Warning: unrecognized data > > > > found in configuration files". > > > > I ran into this and it was innocuous. Probably you have deleted a qube > > that you backed up the last time you ran backup. The system remembers > > the choices you made in the last backup and sets them up as the > > defaults. So it knows it is supposed to backup a qube that isn't there > > anymore. So it says it's confused. You can follow awokd's advice > > (the file will be recreated when you run backup; it is where the > > previous-backup settings are stored). Or you can just ignore the > > message and continue with your backup. I'd delete the file, just in > > case something more serious is happening. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Daniel > > > > > /etc/qubes/backup/qubes-manager-backup.conf" in dom0 terminal. This > > > will delete the configuration you saved last time you ran backup. > > > > > > > Why is this? Is there anything I need to do? Will this have any > > > > effect on my ability to backup and restore? > > > Haven't seen it before so don't know if it would prevent backups or > > > restores. > > > > > > Thanks for your reply guys. I think it's a mix of what both of you are saying. > > When I backup qubes to a hard drive, I make sure the qube is not connected to > a network. When I'm done, I usually delete the qube. Though in this case, it > wasn't deleted (or I re-made the qube with the same name). but it also wasn't > running. > > When I saw the contents of that file, I realised the path in the 'BACKUP' > qube was no longer valid as 1) the qube was not running and 2) the hard drive > would not be mounted. Thus, I ran the qube and mounted it and the error was > gone. > > Thanks for your help, it was much appreciated! > Butterfly.
Speaking of which, is there really any security benefit in making sure the backup is not connected to a network? Provided the encryption password is secure. I don't think this was mentioned in the docs anywhere as something to consider so it's probably a bit excessive on my part. Of course, provided the password is long and secure. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/22534478-c0e4-4428-adcf-35baa15aa4ce%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
