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Aspirant

Jul 09, 2017

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Backup fails because there is a period (".") at the end of my filename.

Hi, I'm trying to setup a backup on my new ReadyNAS 212 (Firmware 6.7.5).
Whenever I run the backup I receive an error :

Cannot read file 'opti/makeinclude/shared.mk.' (error: No such file or directory)!
Failed to copy file '/Vol_4TA/foo/opti/makeinclude/shared.mk.' (error: No such file or directory)!

This seems like a bug. How can I report this so that NETGEAR can work on fixing it?

In the mean time I guess I'll have to change the name of my file if I want it backed-up.

:smileyfrustrated:

Thanks

StephenB
Jul 14, 2017
You could of course use a different backup protocol (NFS or RSYNC).

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crazy_toy
NETGEAR Expert
Jul 10, 2017
Hi Phil140

Which protocol you use to backup?
- Phil140
  Aspirant
  Jul 10, 2017
  Hi ct,
  
  Protocol: cifs
JennC
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 12, 2017
Hello Phil140,

What kind of file is shared.mk.? Are you doing it on the Backup Job feature of the admin page?

I did try this with a text type of file and its file name is testfile.she. setup to back up from Windows computer to ReadyNAS and it did work.

Regards,
- Phil140
  Aspirant
  Jul 13, 2017
  Thanks JennC.
  It is a text file. Once I changed the filename, it worked fine.
  Yes, I was using the Backup Job from the admin page.
  
  But the file was actually created/copied from a linux machine. So that may have something to do with the syntax of the filename.
  
  Win7, will not let me create a file with a trailing "." (period). I'm not sure how you were able to create your "testfile.she.".(?)
  - JennC
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Jul 13, 2017
    Hello Phil140,
    
    I used 2 different computers, Win10 and Win7, I was able to create a file with a "." in the end of the file name. I think you should not do it on Linux as Linux may read the word after the "." as filename extension.
    
    Regards,