Warning: can't write entry into mtab (SFTP as an alternative?)

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Nope : that howto was server side (NS side), to lock a distant SFTP user into a home folder. Here the problem is storage side, which doesn’t offer features or rights that the NS client expects.

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The warning is nothing to be concerned about. If a newer version of davfs2 package makes its way into CentOS it will be resolved. More info at:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=58138#options

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FWIW, current version of davfs2 installed on a fully updated NethServer davfs2-1.4.7-6.el7.x86_64

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it seems that centos7 has to be updated since 2020

You might try a newer version of davfs2, e.g. 1.5.6. It will be able to handle situations where /etc/mtab is a symbolic link to a kernel file system and not writable.

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Maybe is the “usual” management of CentOS: only patches/updates, not “upgrades”.

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On CentOS 8 you have 1.5.6 but not on CentOS 7 (which is more or less like this since I coded the webDAV support for backups).

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Maybe another webdav provider? I use stack from transip (transip.nl/stack). Unfortunately their website in currently only available in Dutch, but with Goole translate it should be possible to get the idea of what it is and does.
I use it with WebDav for over 4 years now as backup location for my NethServer based VPS’s
ps: when you have an account, you can change the interface into English…

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Dutch isn’t an issue :blush: I’m Belgian :blush:

Good pointer I will have a look !

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IDK which people loves more beer among these two…

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That looks good, I will book it. I live 50 km from the Dutch border, in the Ruhrgebiet.

Thank you, Marko

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Thank for the hint…can you point me, please? Perhaps I’m blind

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STACK seem the offer for… disk space over internet, @capote ( don’t know a word about ductch but…)

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the middle one I booked

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The price is for the first 6 months, after that it will revert to the ‘normal’ price of EUR5,- per month for 1TB diskspace.
btw, the service is based on owncloud…

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Log into your stack diskspace: https://yourname.stackstorage.com

Then click “instellingen” (left menu)

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Then scroll down to “voorkeuren” and change language to English.
Hit “opslaan”
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now I know why… currently I can not find the menu, the provisioning of the memory has not yet taken place.

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  • SFTP with FTP client works
  • SFTP with Nethserver fails
    Sh…

support still contacted
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support cannot help, service also canceled :frowning:

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Everybody wants to backup though SFTP using NS these days :blush: Unfortunately it will not work on dumb storages :

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Why not webdav ?
cc @hucky

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  • poor speed
  • no rsync
  • only single destination

https://docs.nethserver.org/en/v7/backup_customization.html#storage-backends