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EDR: Command to Perform Full Backup of Server Failing

EDR: Command to Perform Full Backup of Server Failing

Environment

  • EDR Server: All Versions
  • Backup/Restore 

Symptoms

  • Running following command to perform full backup of EDR server abruptly fails: tar -P --selinux -cvf cbdata.tar /var/cb/
  • Running df -k command shows '/' drive 100% full

Cause

Backup command was being run within the '/' directory, which was filling the '/' partition.

Resolution

Run backup command within a directory that contains enough disk space to not fill partition e.g., /var/cb.

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