From 63c67be9087751bf03fb07a484b680700c9ec0c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Neumann Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 21:37:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add hint abouth absolute sftp paths for Synology NAS --- doc/faq.rst | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index e6d956d0c..a93c4ed86 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ is not slowed down, which is particularly useful for servers. Creating new repo on a Synology NAS via sftp fails -------------------------------------------------- +For using restic with a Synology NAS via sftp, please make sure that the +specified path is absolute, it must start with a slash (``/``). + Sometimes creating a new restic repository on a Synology NAS via sftp fails with an error similar to the following: @@ -160,8 +163,8 @@ different than the directory structure on the device and maybe even as exposed via other protocols. -Try removing the /volume1 prefix in your paths. If this does not work, use sftp -and ls to explore the SFTP file system hierarchy on your NAS. +Try removing the ``/volume1`` prefix in your paths. If this does not work, use +sftp and ls to explore the SFTP file system hierarchy on your NAS. The following may work: