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| author | Balasankar "Balu" C <balasankar@gitlab.com> | 2018-09-10 10:47:39 +0530 |
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| committer | Balasankar "Balu" C <balasankar@gitlab.com> | 2018-09-10 10:49:35 +0530 |
| commit | fccd7cb815e1b68f3ad7db8a3bfb3c9e48b7949e (patch) | |
| tree | 9c1140eae7d1d274353dfd7ca20fd473a0d6a877 | |
| parent | 30227f8e8c277f755ac691d7705e503848f76395 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-fccd7cb815e1b68f3ad7db8a3bfb3c9e48b7949e.tar.gz | |
Specify tar is required for backup and restore tasks
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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md index c2cf0d54aeb..1d29f6d4e43 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md @@ -16,17 +16,27 @@ and is flexible enough to fit your needs. ### Requirements -If you're using GitLab with the Omnibus package, you're all set. If you -installed GitLab from source, make sure the following packages are installed: - * rsync +If you're using GitLab with the Omnibus package, you're all set. If you +installed GitLab from source, make sure you have rsync installed. + If you're using Ubuntu, you could run: ``` sudo apt-get install -y rsync ``` +* tar + +Backup and restore tasks use `tar` under the hood to create and extract +archives. Ensure you have version 1.30 or above of `tar` available in your +system. To check the version, run: + +``` +tar --version +``` + ### Backup timestamp >**Note:** |