Bug #11110
Backup file should be checked before restoring a specific area
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Description
There is no check which would prevent restoring a specific area from the full backup.
I have successfully restored the DNS Resolver area from a full backup file.
On the docs page, there is a warning:
This does not restore one area from a full backup, the backup file must only contain the area to restore.
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/backup/restore.html#restore-options
History
#1
Updated by Danilo Zrenjanin 3 months ago
Updated by Also, it would be helpful to note "This value must match the Backup area chosen when creating the backup." next to the restore area dropdown box.
#2
Updated by Viktor Gurov 3 months ago
Updated by "keep switch configuration" checkbox is not detailed in docs
#3
Updated by Danilo Zrenjanin 3 months ago
Opened https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/11112 for tracking the documentation changes.
#4
Updated by Jim Pingle 3 months ago
Updated by - Subject changed from backup.xml file shoulud be checked before restore to Backup file should be checked before restoring a specific area
- Target version changed from 2.5.0 to CE-Next
The behavior here may have changed recently as well. I think someone did make it so that a single area should be usable from a whole file when restoring a backup, but I don't know that it's been tested well enough to advertise it as fully supported yet.
#5
Updated by Marcos Mendoza 3 months ago
Updated by FWIW I remember restoring a specific area from a full backup many months ago. Never knew it wasn't supposed to work! Granted, I didn't recheck for possible issues after the restore.