Could not create a backup of the config,json file

[Hunt3rle]

Current Situation

Heyho Oznu,

when i made a change in the config.json i got an error message: could not create a backup of the config.json file to /var/lib/homebridge/backups/config-backups EXDEV: cross-device link not permitted, rename '/var/lib/homebridge/config.json' -> '/var/lib/homebridge/backups/config-backups/config.json-1659942429640'

Is there any chance to fix that failure?

Thx a lot for your help!

Logs

No response

Config

No response

Homebridge UI Version

4.50

Homebridge Version

1.5

Node.js Version

16.6

Operating System

Raspberry Pi OS / Raspbian

Environment Info

• [ ] Using Docker?
• [ ] Using Hyper-V?
• [X] Using hb-service?

Raspberry Pi Model

Raspberry Pi 4 B

[oznu]

Have you done something to /var/lib/homebridge/backups/* to make it be on a different mount?

Show the output of:

ls -la /var/lib/homebridge
ls -la /var/lib/homebridge/backups

[Hunt3rle]

rwxrwxrwx 12 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:56 . drwxr-xr-x 31 root root 4096 Aug 8 08:04 .. drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 08:18 accessories -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 359 Aug 8 02:13 auth.json drwxrwxrwx 9 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 03:03 backups drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 bwp91_cache -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 87 Aug 8 02:13 .camera.ui.secrets -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 21080 Aug 8 09:07 config.json drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 db drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 fritzbox -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 16792 Aug 8 08:32 homebridge-hue.json.gz -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 566488 Aug 8 09:31 homebridge.log -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 237 Aug 8 02:13 laundrify-official.json drwxrwxrwx 18 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:43 node_modules drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 .node-persist -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 136 Jul 16 13:28 .npmrc -rw-rw-rw- 1 homebridge users 591 Aug 8 02:42 package.json drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 persist drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 plugin-persist -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 1595 Aug 8 09:20 .uix-dashboard.json -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 81 Aug 8 02:13 .uix-secrets drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:13 .webosTv

And drwxrwxrwx 9 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 03:03 . drwxrwxrwx 12 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 02:56 .. -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 1837 Aug 8 00:15 .bash_history drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 01:07 config-backups -rwxrwxrwx 1 homebridge users 171 Aug 7 23:45 .dropbox_uploader drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 7 23:27 .gnupg drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 05:25 instance-backups drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 00:15 .local drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 03:03 @Recycle drwxrwxrwx 2 homebridge users 4096 Aug 7 23:24 .@upload_cache drwxrwxrwx 3 homebridge users 4096 Aug 8 00:15 .vnc

I tested yesterday to save logs via dropbox uploader but i canceled it later. How can i set these to the correct folder again.

[oznu]

Not sure, you can try deleting /var/lib/homebridge/backups and restarting the service.

[Hunt3rle]

Ok .. after a reboot my homebridge is totally dead. Homebridge UI not runnig. Config-ui-x is not comming up anymore. I think i have to do a reinstall. :/

[Hunt3rle]

Node Version 12.22.12 <- but when i try to update via hb-config it told me that 16.6 is installed. Weird.

[oznu]

Yeah it was probably already messed up from whatever you did with Dropbox.

[Hunt3rle]

Just uninstalled all via hb-config and made a restore with backup. Hope the most will work again.

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